Austria: Muslim migrant, an Islamic State supporter, arrested for trying to derail German trains
MAR 28, 2019 8:00 AM BY ROBERT SPENCER 5 COMMENTS
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He was granted “refugee” status about 20 years ago. But the Islamic State, with its Islamic appeals, overcame any gratitude he may have had toward those who welcomed him.
“Austria arrests man suspected of attacks on German trains,” by Alistair Walsh, DW, March 27, 2019:
A 42-year-old Iraqi father allegedly attempted two attacks on Germany’s high-speed train lines. Police were reportedly able to track him down through vital clues he left at the scene.
Austrian police arrested a man suspected of carrying out two attacks on high-speed trains in Germany.
The man, believed to be an “Islamic State” supporter, is suspected of having committed attacks on the high-speed rail line between Nuremberg and Munich in October and in Berlin in December, Bavarian State Criminal Police Office said Wednesday….
In the October attack, a thick wire was stretched across the tracks. It failed to cause any major damage. In December, a similar attack was reported near Berlin, which managed to crack the windshield of a train.
An IS flag and Arabic notes were found near the unsuccessful attacks. Austrian media said investigators were able to trace the printer used to print the texts, leading them to Vienna.
The public prosecutor’s office in Vienna identified the suspect as an Iraqi father of five, who was granted refugee status about 20 years ago….
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