The Austrian Directorate of State Security and Intelligence (DSN) said in a statement that Tuesday's raids included searches of homes, operations in several prisons, interrogation of suspects and confiscation of mobile phones and other digital devices to gather evidence of radical Islamic propaganda. Was involved. For statement.
The raid was coordinated by the DSN in cooperation with security authorities in all nine federal states of Austria, Xinhua news agency reported.
Austria's Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said on Thursday the country's security forces were taking "consistent, sustained and forceful action" against Islamic extremism.
Tuesday's raid came a month after Austrian security officials foiled a plot to attack Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna, which were later canceled due to security concerns.
"The past few weeks have particularly shown how necessary close and intensive cooperation between law enforcement authorities is," said Franz Ruf, director of public security at Austria's interior ministry. “We are sending a clear message: We are opposing extremism and terrorism together, consistently and purposefully.”
The raid was coordinated by the DSN in cooperation with security authorities in all nine federal states of Austria, Xinhua news agency reported.
Austria's Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said on Thursday the country's security forces were taking "consistent, sustained and forceful action" against Islamic extremism.
Tuesday's raid came a month after Austrian security officials foiled a plot to attack Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna, which were later canceled due to security concerns.
"The past few weeks have particularly shown how necessary close and intensive cooperation between law enforcement authorities is," said Franz Ruf, director of public security at Austria's interior ministry. “We are sending a clear message: We are opposing extremism and terrorism together, consistently and purposefully.”
