Overview
- Organizers of the Ansfelden Krampuslauf stopped the event after a small group repeatedly threw stones and attacks on participants escalated.
- Police reported that three people were hurt, including a 16-year-old performer who was grabbed by the horns and taken to the regional trauma hospital.
- A 15-year-old participant fell and was injured after being shoved from behind, and emergency services treated others at the scene.
- The hosting association Hoizknecht Teifin called the incidents “massive” and said it alerted police and rescue teams before ending the procession after the eighth Krampus group.
- Local leaders condemned the assaults and warned the episode raises urgent questions about safety measures for traditional folk events while police investigations continue with no arrests publicly confirmed.