Deadly attack followed by drug trafficking

Slowly, mists begin to dispel the knife attack in the district of Innsbruck, Bogenmeile. As reported, there was Sunday, around 0.30 am, a 21-year-old Vorarlberger who was traveling with his friends, without warning, from the stabbed neck. He died in the hospital. The 21-year-old was the last of a group of nine members on the road. An Afghan (24) suspected of being arrested was arrested. He denies having participated in the act.

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Christoph Hundertpfund, deputy director of the criminal investigation bureau, said the offense was probably preceded by drug trafficking. "In any case, we can see on a video that there was a brief argument between the group and the Afghans in front of a bar," he said. The Vorarlbergers then left. "But on the video you can see that the man is following them," said Hundertpfund, after a distance of about 100 meters. The actual act was on the video, because of the poor quality, but only "to guess". In any case, the man had suspicions for him, said Hundertpund. Police reported to the Attorney General's office in Innsbruck Monday afternoon. This must decide if the Afghan is in custody. At the time of going to press, this decision had not yet been taken.

The result of the autopsy is already available. The Vorarlberger died by only one point in the neck. The murder weapon was probably a knife.

The fact that the police record such good images has to do with the fact that a video surveillance zone was created at Bogenmeile a long time ago. In the quarter, he had come and still quarreling between the party-goers. Police patrols were also reinforced there.

The Landespolizeikommando Tirol goes further. On December 1, an arms – free zone will be established. It will be the first in Austria. This possibility only exists in the law on security police recently. Wolfgang Ostheimer of Stadtpolizeikommando Innsbruck says that the ban on weapons will be suspended from 6 to 8 hours. Meanwhile, all weapons and weapon-like items are banned in the Bogenmeile. "For colleagues who go on patrol, it's an additional opportunity to get involved," Ostheimer said. Officers can now search these people, their bags and their backpacks, as well as their cars, if they are suspected of carrying a firearm. The weapons are removed, it threatens an administrative penalty of up to 500 euros.

Interior Minister Herbert Kickl (FPÖ) on Monday gave the nine directions of the provincial police the order, "possible public places for temporary weapons bans to examine" and , if any, to be defined.

On Monday, another attack was reported with a firearm. For no apparent reason, a 15-year-old stabbed a guest during a weekend in a Viennese restaurant near the town hall with a screwdriver. The 24-year-old has managed to repel the attack for the most part. A policeman who was in the bar while he was leaving the office and other guests intervened and arrested the Syrian.