Attack on Vienna's pride parade prevented, security services say


  • World
  • Sunday, 18 Jun 2023

FILE PHOTO: People attend a march to celebrate LGBTQ+ rights at the annual pride parade in Vienna, Austria, June 17, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

VIENNA (Reuters) -Austrian security services said on Sunday they had thwarted a planned attack on Saturday's pride parade in the capital.

Three suspects between the ages of 14 and 20 were arrested on suspicion of planning to attack the parade in Vienna, which was held to celebrate LGBTQ+ rights and attracted around 300,000 people, officials said.

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