On February 10, Austrian police arrested a 14-year-old boy of Turkish background in Vienna for planning a terrorist attack on the West Train Station of Vienna. A search of his home revealed bomb-making materials and knives as well as an ISIS flag and various hand-written sketches that indicated the planning of a terror attack.
The below article from Kronen Zeitung is translated by Fousesquawk. It is only the first half of the article. The remainder will be translated time allowing.
14-year-old arrested
Police prevent attack on the Vienna-West train station
Vienna February 19, 2025 at 13:59
The police and Office for Protection of the Consitution (Security Police) have apparently prevented a terrorist attack in Vienna. A boy just 14 years old reportedly planned an attack at the West Train Station. The teenager has been arrested.
As the Interior Ministry reported on Wednesday, investigators from the State Office for National Security and Anti-Terror (LSE) and forces of WEGA (Vienna special police unit), arrested the youth on February 10 in Vienna-Währing. The youth, of Turkish background, as "Krone" learned, was reportedly radicalized on the TikTok Internet platform.
Sketches and attack plans seized
In the house search, the investigators came across Islamist books. In addition, various hand-written sketches were seized, that showed attacks with knives and machetes on a train station as well as police. Drawings of Islamist soldiers with the ISIS flag were also found. Among the sketches were also found handwritten instructions for the production of explosive material that would function as a detonator for a bomb that would be made.
Bomb-making materials found
In addition, aluminum pipes, table legs, and duct tape were found in a hiding place in a basement. These materials would have been used to construct a bomb. Also found and seized in another bag were a combat knife with a 16.5-centimeter blade, another folding knife with a 7-centimeter blade, as well as a flag with the Islamic profession of faith. The flag was similar to that also seized after the attack in Villach.
*Update: Here is the remainder of the translation minus the insert.
Caption: In the 14-year-old's basement were found, among other things, a flag with the Islamic profession of faith.
During the immediate interrogation, the 14-year-old reportedly refused to make any statement.
The Directorate of National Security and Intelligence Service (DSN) had previously received information that a previously unknown supporter of a terrorist organization was reportedly spreading stories and videos with Islamist ideas on several TikTok profiles. The DSN was able to quickly determine the identity of the ISIS supporter, (and) his arrest was immediately ordered. Shocking: During the arrest, the suspect had a (serrated) knife and a 5-centimeter-long blade in his pants pocket.
More and more ISIS propaganda on the net
It is not the first time that a young person has been radicalized on the Internet. The Federal Interior Ministry stressed on Wednesday that the spread of Islamist propaganda in digital space is increasing and serving as an inspirational source for terrorist-motivated acts. Terror organizations are increasingly using their own computer games and apps for targeted indoctrination.
At the same time, encrypted communication channels and legal hurdles make the work of the security authorities more difficult, who first have to seize a device to be able to seize relevant content.
"This success by the Office for Protection of the Constitution shows the importance of a functioning fight against terrorism," commented the director of DSN, Omar Haijawi-Pirchner, on the attack that was prevented. "The investigative methods of the security authorities must, however, consistently adapt to the continuing digitalization in order to be able to work efficiently."
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