Exclusive-Islamist attacker's suspected accomplices used crypto exchange Binance, German police say

FILE PHOTO: Biance app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. To match Special Report FINANCE-CRYPTO-CURRENCY/BINANCE REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Two men suspected by Germany of assisting an Islamist gunman, who killed four people in Vienna in 2020, used the major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, German federal police said in a confidential letter seeking information from the company.

Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) said in the March 2021 letter, which was seen by Reuters, there were indications that the suspects bought or sold an unspecified amount of cryptocurrency on Binance.