(European Conservative) An 18-year-old man with Macedonian roots has been arrested in Austria on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks against “Western institutions.” The radicalized youth, reportedly born and raised in the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district of Upper Styria, was apprehended on Sunday, July 20th, upon entering Austria, following a tip from a foreign intelligence agency.
According to the Austrian authorities, the suspect had been researching bomb-making and attack methods online and is believed to support a foreign Islamist terrorist organization. The Styrian State Office for State Security and Combating Extremism launched an investigation into his activities, and the Leoben Public Prosecutor’s Office ordered his immediate arrest. Although the suspect denied planning any attacks during questioning, a request for pre-trial detention has been submitted.
