Security guard on duty: knife attack in Vienna-Margareten!

Security guard on duty: knife attack in Vienna-Margareten!

Drama in Vienna-Margareten: A 46-year-old man from Slovakia was temporarily arrested after he threatened a security guard with a knife on Saturday. According to reports from vienna.at, the incident began when the 52-year-old security guard approached the suspect for stealing sandwiches. The man responded with several punches to the face and demanded his stolen goods back, whereupon he pulled out a knife.

The incident

During the heated argument, the security guard and two other witnesses managed to take the knife from the attacker and successfully control the situation until the police arrived. The officers temporarily arrested the man on suspicion of attempted robbery and dangerous threats. Fortunately, no one was injured in this incident Vienna police announced.

The quick actions of the witnesses and the security guard prevented potentially worse consequences. The police are continuing to investigate this case in order to clarify all the background and motives of the attacker.