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Boy threatened men with alarm gun
On Monday night, a 17-year-old allegedly threatened three men in Vienna's first district with an alarm gun.
Police officers were called to an incident in the Burgring area at 3.20 am on Monday. A young man had approached the officers and reported that he and two friends were sitting on a park bench when they got into a verbal argument with a stranger.
The situation escalated when the stranger suddenly pulled out a gun and threatened the three men with it. The three then fled.
Preliminary arrest
The officers were able to seize the 17-year-old Austrian citizen suspected of the crime and the alleged murder weapon, a blank firearm, in the vicinity. The youth was provisionally arrested and questioned on suspicion of making a dangerous threat.
During questioning, he stated that he had been under the influence of alcohol, but confessed to possessing the alarm weapon. After consultation with the Vienna public prosecutor's office, the suspect was released.
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