The Austrian police detained an armed Czech who claimed to be practicing survival

The Austrian police detained an armed Czech who claimed to be practicing survival

Austrian police detained an armed Czech who claimed to be practicing survival ;

Austrian policeman – illustration photo.

Vienna – The Austrian police detained a 35-year-old Czech near the Czech border equipped with a rifle, a revolver and several knives. The police, alerted by passers-by, arrested the man. According to the APA news agency, he claimed that he wanted to test his survival skills during the several-day trip. The firearms proved to be inoperable, however the man was charged with disorderly conduct and was temporarily banned from carrying weapons by Austrian authorities.

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Police received information that a gunman in a camouflage uniform is moving in the spa town of Bad Leonfelden in Upper Austria. After a short search, in which several police patrols, service dogs and also a special intervention unit were involved, the Czech was arrested near the village of Reichenthal.