Enigmatic arrest: 14-year-old planned attack in Vienna!

Enigmatic arrest: 14-year-old planned attack in Vienna!

A terrifying incident shaked the Viennese public: A 14-year-old student with Turkish roots was arrested on February 10, 2025 in his school on suspicion of a planned attack. The authorities were very criticized after parents and classmates complained about information policy. "I only learned from the newspaper what this boy had-a knife, explosive instructions, an IS flag. It could have been very different," said a concerned parent compared to the Krone .

As early as December 2024, the Vienna Education Directorate informed the Directorate State Security and Intelligence (DSN) due to suspicions on radicalization, but the decisive note was only made from the German Federal Criminal Police Office. This information raises questions: Why was the message not forwarded directly to the DSN? The educational directorate emphasizes that the various measures of the school and authorities contributed to the detection and prevention of worse. Nevertheless, it remains unclear how comprehensive the surveillance of the alleged assassin was actually, as can be read in the reports of the Future questions about security