Terrorist Attack on Vienna Pride Parade Thwarted
Three young people sympathetic to the so-called Islamic State were arrested in connection with an alleged plot to attack a Vienna Pride celebration.
June 23, 2023
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Three young people sympathetic to the so-called Islamic State were arrested in connection with an alleged plot to attack a Vienna Pride celebration.
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