(Swiss Info) Two men being held in connection with a recent terror attack in Vienna were already under criminal investigation in Switzerland, it has emerged.
The duo, aged 18 and 24, were arrested in the Swiss city of Winterthur on Tuesday — the day after a gunman shot four people dead in the Austrian capital. They were both being prosecuted for suspected terror-related offences, Swiss federal police confirmed on Wednesday.
The exact nature of the existing criminal investigations has not been revealed. Swiss police also confirmed that both men were known to the Vienna gunman, who was shot dead by police.
A Swiss citizen was among the 23 people wounded during the attack, but her injuries were described as “slight” by the Swiss foreign ministry.
