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The huge fear of gunfire and explosions

Citizens in Lower Austria are currently very worried about a company expansion and a shooting range. Critics are also firing sharp shots.(Bild: Thomas Werth)

Residents around the Hirtenberg in Lower Austria fear for their peace and even their safety. They are afraid of explosions, shell casings falling on their heads and the noise of gunfire. In their sights: a world market leader, a shooting range - and the Greens, who actually want to help ...

It is a relatively small facility in a huge wooded area that probably hardly anyone has seen for themselves. Nevertheless, or perhaps precisely because of this, the cordoned-off area on Hirtenberg in the district of Baden is causing quite a stir.