Police foil jihadist plot to attack Vienna's Pride parade, three arrested.
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Three suspects with alleged links to Islamic extremism were arrested by Austria's Cobra special forces ahead of Vienna's annual Pride parade. The suspects, aged 14, 17, and 20, are Austrian nationals of Bosnian and Chechen origin who had allegedly become radicalized online and developed views sympathetic to ISIS. The suspects were kept "under constant control" by Austria's State Protection and Intelligence Directorate, which had advance knowledge of their alleged plans. The annual Rainbow Parade is part of Vienna's largest LGBTQ event, Vienna Pride, which was attended by around 300,000 people this year.
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