Now the third of the cell around the prevention Taylor Swift striker Beran A. is in custody: the 20-year-old Slovak Arda K., who is reportedly planned an attack in Istanbul, was arrested in Vienna.
The young man, who recently lived in Vienna-Donaustadt, is suspected of being part of a terrorist cell together with the other two, already known is supporters Beran A. and Hasan e .. The three men would work intensively from May 2023 and, according to the research, have planned simultaneous attacks in Mecca, Dubai and Istanbul.
Together with Hasan E. traveled to Turkey
According to the spokeswoman for the Public Prosecution Service of Vienna, Nina Bussek, Slovaks is arrested in Vienna of being accused of being involved in the plans for an attack in Istanbul. According to “Krone” information, the 20 -year -old traveled with Hasan E. to the Turkish metropolis on 4 March 2024, but returned to Austria without an attack.
Beran A., the 20-year-old is in favor of the LOWER Austrian district of Neunkirchen-de “Krone”, several times the main suspect reported considered in connection with the thwarted attack plans for the Taylor Swift concert in the Wens-Happel Stadium. The concert, originally planned for 9 August 2024, was canceled shortly before when the Directorate State Protection and Intelligence (DSN) was informed by a foreign partner authority about a terrorist threat. Then Beran A. was examined and arrested.
Savings planned at three different locations
In the course of further investigation, it was announced that Beran A. had pursued terrorist intentions for a long time. Together with his colleagues, 20-year-old Hasan E. and the now arrested, he planned coordinated attacks before 11 March 2024-the start of the sober month of Ramadan. On the same day, attacks must be made at three different locations. Beran A. traveled to Dubai, where he was originally planning to put a soldier in front of a mosque and shoot his gun at people. But at the last minute he broke out for fear of being shot by the police.
They put plans in practice
Hasan E., who traveled to Mecca, put his terrorist plans into practice. There he set a security officer for the Al Haram -Moskee, the most holy place of Islam. When he was overwhelmed by other security forces, he injured four other people with his knife. Hasan E. is now being tried in Saudi Arabia, where he threatens a high level of punishment in the worst case, even the death penalty.
Again more death sentences in Saudi -Arabia
Saudi Aarabia, known for its strict laws and frequent executions, increased the number of death sentences in the past year. From 172 executions in 2023 the number rose to 345 in 2024. The procedure against Hasan E. is expected in the coming weeks.
Closely followed by the state security
The “third man” lived in Vienna until his arrest. Ultimately, with the evaluation of the mobile phones guaranteed by Beran A., the law enforcement agencies possible the Slovaks possible as terrorist suspects. It can be assumed that he has been observed since last fall and is closely followed by state protection and that the crime had tactical reasons that access has only been made now. As the spokeswoman for the public prosecutor Bussek said, the in Slovak in Slovak in Josefstadt is in Slovak data. Bussek said it is supposed to suspect the terrorist association. A complain about the Slovaks in the terrorist plans against the Swift concert has not been proven so far.
Source: Krone
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