Overview
- Austria’s state security service found a suitcase with five handguns and 10 magazines in a rented Vienna storage room during a coordinated investigation.
- Authorities say the cache is tied to a network with links to Hamas, while the group has publicly denied any connection.
- Investigators assess that Israeli or Jewish institutions in Europe were likely targets, as Austria reports a sustained rise in antisemitic incidents and prepares an updated national strategy.
- A 39-year-old British citizen was arrested in central London on Monday by the National Crime Agency and remains in custody ahead of his next Westminster Magistrates’ Court appearance.
- Germany’s federal prosecutor named the suspect as “Mohammed A.,” said he took five pistols and ammunition from Abdel/Abed Al G. and stored them in Vienna, and indicated he will be extradited to face proceedings before the Federal Court of Justice.