Bloody clashes in Vienna's prohibition on weapons - two injuries!
Bloody clashes in Vienna's prohibition on weapons - two injuries!
In the weapon ban zone in Vienna favorites, two violent clashes occurred on Wednesday, which are concerned in the local population. According to Kleine Zeitung , several men were injured with knives and the background of the incidents remain unclear.
The first act occurred at Keplerplatz around 2:30 p.m. A 19-year-old Syrian was arrested after adding a 38-year-old acquaintance with a Stanleyesser in the thigh. The victim had to be cared for and taken to the hospital. The alleged perpetrator is now displayed for suspicion of the intentionally serious assault and transferred to a prison.
further discussion in the evening
In the evening, at 6:30 p.m., there was another incident in Senefeldergasse. Here two young men aged 19 and 26 were attacked by a group. The 26-year-old suffered cuts from a knife, while the 19-year-old injured himself by a broken window. The perpetrators were able to flee undetected. Both victims also received medical help and were hospitalized.
The police were alerted because of the dispute at Keplerplatz and is now starting with the investigation. A search for the fleeting perpetrators was unsuccessful for the time being and the exact motifs for the arguments are still unclear.
background of the weapons ban zones
Citizens and politics are once again faced with the questionable effectiveness of weapon ban zones, which were introduced afterwards to various knife attacks, including a serious terrorist attack. After the incident of Solingen in August 2024, the Federal Government exacerbated weapons law, as Tagesschau . The measures include, among other things, that wearing weapons is prohibited in several cities and that the police can carry out controls without specific occasion.
According to the experts, however, there is no clear consensus whether these prohibition zones actually contribute to improving security. Some critics, such as the left-wing city councilor Luigi Pantisano, are concerned that the occupied crime in these zones particularly affects young men with a migration background. The police reject these allegations and emphasized that the challenges are complex.Prof. Dirk Baier from the Criminological Faculty also sees the need for further preventive measures. He emphasizes that not only surveillance is required, but also extensive initiatives for violence, such as empathy and conflict resolution training in schools in order to increase security in public space in the long term.
How the situation and security in the prohibitions on weapons will develop in the future remains to be seen. ORF will follow the further reporting on these incidents.
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