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| Four Men Convicted In Austria For ISIS Attack |
| 2023-02-03 |
Four men between the ages of 22 and 32 were handed down sentences on Wednesday for their roles in the Nov. 2, 2020, mass shooting in Vienna’s downtown, which killed four people and injured 20. Two of those convicted were given life sentences, while the other two received 19 and 20-year sentences, respectively, for accessory to murder. The men had procured arms and munitions for the shooter, who was killed by police on the scene. All men are said to be ISIS sympathizers. Another two defendants were acquitted of murder charges but convicted of membership in ISIS and spreading ISIS propaganda. They were given a suspended two-year sentence. According to Austrian authorities, the ISIS attacker and one the men convicted yesterday were arrested and imprisoned for attempting to travel to ISIS’ self-styled caliphate in Syria. They had been released early in 2019. |
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