(AFP) Austria on Monday extended the detention of a couple suspected to be linked to an Islamist network allegedly plotting attacks in Vienna and Cologne, while a third suspect has been released.
The three were arrested at a refugee centre before Christmas by Austrian authorities “intervening in an Islamist network” as Vienna and Cologne stepped up police controls around their cathedrals and other venues, citing heightened security concerns.
A 29-year-old from Tajikistan and his 27-year-old wife from Turkey, both living in Vienna, remain in detention, Vienna court spokeswoman Christina Salzborn told AFP.
They are being investigated for alleged involvement in an Islamist network, which plotted to carry out attacks, with possible targets in Vienna and Cologne.
