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An Austrian of Turkish origin allegedly badaulted three Jews on Thursday in a district of Vienna where many Jews live and work.
The incident occurred shortly before noon on Tabor Street in front of a kosher restaurant.
Police investigate the possibility that the attack is anti-Semitic, reported the Oe24 information website.
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The author of the offense, a 24-year-old unemployed Austrian with Turkish roots, was identified only as "Burkay S".
All the victims wore a kippah and one had Hebrew inscriptions on their clothes.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz at the AJC World Forum in Jerusalem, June 11, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel / Flash90)
] Before badaulting Jewish men, he also hit a woman in the street
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Twitter that "a possible anti-Semitism is currently being examined by the authorities." He thanked the police for apprehending
Austria had more than 500 antisemitic incidents in 2017, nearly double the total number recorded three years earlier.
