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Police Detain Four Children After Hammer Attack on 13-Year-Old at Lindau Bus Station

Investigators report the Austrian boy was hospitalized without serious injuries.

Overview

  • Police were called shortly before 22:00 on Friday to the ZUP bus station in Lindau after a caller reported an assault.
  • Attackers used emergency hammers stolen from a city bus to strike the 13-year-old, who was then kicked while on the ground.
  • A coordinated manhunt by local, federal and border police located the suspects hiding behind the Lindau criminal police building.
  • The suspects are two Syrian brothers and two Ukrainians aged 11 to 13 who reside in Austria’s Vorarlberg.
  • Police say a verbal dispute with a 13-year-old Ukrainian preceded the attack, and guardians along with the youth welfare office have been notified as the investigation continues.