According to AFP, the Austrian Government will give more details soon, at a press conference with Minister of Cults and Integration, Susanne Raab, and Interior Minister Karl Nehammer.
In a statement, the main Muslim representative organization, IGGÖ, which runs 360 mosques, confirmed that they had closed a place of worship that “violated their doctrine”.
“Freedom is a precious asset in our country, which we must protect against abuse, even when it emanates from our ranks,” commented IGGÖ President Ümit Vural.
After the attack that killed four people in the center of the capital, Austrian Conservative Prime Minister Sebastian Kurz showed his determination to fight against “political Islam”, an “ideology” that represents a “danger” to the “model of European life ”.
The police arrested 16 men, including some already known to justice for terrorist crimes.
Six of those have been released, the prosecutor’s spokeswoman, Nina Bussek, told AFP today, as suspicions about them have not been proven.
The attack in Vienna left four dead and 22 injured.
The perpetrator of the attack, 20, was shot Monday night by police in central Vienna.
The young man had dual nationality, Austrian and North Macedonian, and was released on parole last December after serving part of a 22-month sentence for trying to travel to Syria and joining the ranks of the ‘jihadist’ organization. ‘Islamic State (IS).
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