https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed An Austrian family who visited Paris for a short holiday say they won’t be going back to the French capital after security officials treated them “like terrorists” because their 14-year-old son carries an insulin pump. https://www.thelocal.at/20160923/diabetic-boy-treated-like-terrorist-at-eiffel-tower Fri, 23 Sep 2016 12:51:55 +0200 diabetic-boy-treated-like-terrorist-at-eiffel-tower Austrian prosecutors said Thursday they were investigating four people being held in custody for possible links to the November 13 Paris terror attacks, two more than previously confirmed. https://www.thelocal.at/20160218/paris-attack-suspects-held-in-salzburg Thu, 18 Feb 2016 18:50:16 +0100 paris-attack-suspects-held-in-salzburg Two men who were arrested in Salzburg in early December with suspected links to the November Paris attacks have reportedly confessed to planning more attacks in the French capital. https://www.thelocal.at/20160215/jihadist-pair-planned-more-attacks-in-paris Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:05:50 +0100 jihadist-pair-planned-more-attacks-in-paris Security in Vienna will be high as residents and visitors gather to celebrate New Year’s Eve, after police received a warning last week of possible terror attacks during the holiday season. https://www.thelocal.at/20151231/500-police-patrol-vienna-for-new-years-eve-celebrations Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:14:16 +0100 500-police-patrol-vienna-for-new-years-eve-celebrations Two suicide bombers who died in the Paris attacks and two men held in Austria for suspected links to the operation were all processed as migrants on a Greek island on the same day, a source close to the probe told AFP. https://www.thelocal.at/20151218/terrorist-link-to-greek-island-after-austrian-arrests Fri, 18 Dec 2015 18:14:32 +0100 terrorist-link-to-greek-island-after-austrian-arrests Austrian rock duo White Miles, who were the support act at the Bataclan concert hall the night gunmen targeted the Paris venue, have confirmed they will dedicate a gig on Thursday to a member of their entourage slain in last month's carnage. https://www.thelocal.at/20151216/bataclan-support-act-dedicate-austrian-gig-to-paris-victim Wed, 16 Dec 2015 08:50:56 +0100 bataclan-support-act-dedicate-austrian-gig-to-paris-victim One of the "main organisers" of last month's Paris attacks travelled to Hungary where he "recruited a team" among migrants passing through, a senior Hungarian government official said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.at/20151203/paris-terror-suspect-recruited-in-hungary Thu, 03 Dec 2015 20:00:23 +0100 paris-terror-suspect-recruited-in-hungary Austria’s special forces police will be reinforced with extra officers, cutting edge technology and weapons and armoured limousines to deal with the higher threat to security from terrorists, Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner has said. https://www.thelocal.at/20151123/new-weapons-for-special-forces-to-combat-terror-threat Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:17:36 +0100 new-weapons-for-special-forces-to-combat-terror-threat The President of Austria’s Islamic Religious Community has spoken about the consequences of the Paris terror attacks for Muslims and how frustrated he feels that Muslims have to constantly distance themselves from terrorists. https://www.thelocal.at/20151120/muslims-feel-oppressed-after-paris-attacks Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:45:28 +0100 muslims-feel-oppressed-after-paris-attacks Austrian travel companies are reporting that around 30 percent of people who had booked holidays in Paris have cancelled their trips in the wake of last week’s deadly terror attacks. https://www.thelocal.at/20151120/austrians-choose-spas-over-city-breaks Fri, 20 Nov 2015 11:52:49 +0100 austrians-choose-spas-over-city-breaks The Austrian rock band who opened for Eagles of Death Metal at the Bataclan on the day of the Paris terror attacks have issued a statement to their fans saying that they are in good health but are mourning their merchandise seller, who was shot and killed. https://www.thelocal.at/20151119/austrian-rock-band-issues-statement-after-paris-attacks Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:29:42 +0100 austrian-rock-band-issues-statement-after-paris-attacks One of the key suspects believed to have carried out Friday’s deadly attacks in Paris - who is now being hunted by police - spent some time in Austria around two months ago according to the interior ministry. https://www.thelocal.at/20151117/paris-attacks-suspect-visited-austria-in-september Tue, 17 Nov 2015 14:00:44 +0100 paris-attacks-suspect-visited-austria-in-september Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann (SPÖ) and Vice-Chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP) have spoken out against completely sealing Austria’s borders with fences in response to the influx of migrants and said that civil liberties must be preserved in the wake of the attacks by Islamist militants in Paris. https://www.thelocal.at/20151117/fences-not-the-answer-to-terror-threat Tue, 17 Nov 2015 11:47:33 +0100 fences-not-the-answer-to-terror-threat According to a report in Heute, a 20-year-old Austrian man who was among more than 300 injured in the shootout in the Bataclan theater is now stable in hospital after suffering a bullet wound in his stomach. https://www.thelocal.at/20151115/austrian-man-20-wounded-by-terrorists Sun, 15 Nov 2015 12:25:52 +0100 austrian-man-20-wounded-by-terrorists Austria’s Interior Ministry is preparing new measures to boost security after last week’s terror attacks in Paris. https://www.thelocal.at/20150112/plans-to-boost-security-in-wake-of-paris-attacks Mon, 12 Jan 2015 13:43:00 +0100 plans-to-boost-security-in-wake-of-paris-attacks 12,000 people gathered at a rally in Vienna's Ballhausplatz on Sunday evening, to show their support for the #JeSuisCharlie movement. https://www.thelocal.at/20150111/12000-show-solidarity-with-iamcharlie-in-vienna Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:48:00 +0100 12000-show-solidarity-with-iamcharlie-in-vienna