Police arrest three in foiled Vienna Pride attack.

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Police arrest three in foiled Vienna Pride attack.
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Austrian security services have arrested three people between the ages of 14 and 20 on suspicion of planning an attack at the Vienna Pride Parade. The suspects are Austrian citizens with Bosnian and Chechen roots and are sympathizers of the "Islamic State" terrorist group. Police seized items that were prohibited under Austria's weapons law after executing a search warrant at the people's homes. The parade was attended by 300,000 people, and the Austrian chancellor expressed gratitude to the investigators for preventing a possible Islamist attack in Vienna.

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