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Austria Foils Possible Extremist Attack on Pride Parade

Overview

  • Three young men sympathetic to the Islamic State were arrested in Austria for allegedly planning an attack on Vienna's Pride parade.
  • The suspects were aged 14, 17, and 20 and were under constant surveillance by Austria's intelligence agency.
  • The organizers of the Pride parade were informed of the foiled attack only after the suspects had already been arrested.
  • Hundreds of thousands of people attended the Pride parade, unaware of the potential danger.
  • The rights of Austria's LGBT community have recently been increasingly threatened.