Austria's intelligence service finds weapons cache linked to Hamas

Published on 06/11/2025 - 14:46 GMT+1

Austria's home intelligence work has uncovered a weapons cache successful Vienna that is believed to beryllium linked to nan Palestinian militant group Hamas for usage successful "possible violent attacks successful Europe," nan authorities said connected Thursday.

An unidentified 39-year-old British national pinch alleged "close ties to nan weapons cache" was arrested successful London connected Monday, nan interior ministry connection said.

"According to nan existent authorities of nan investigation, Israeli aliases Jewish institutions successful Europe were apt to beryllium nan targets of these attacks," it added.

The weapons cache and nan fishy were portion of an internationally coordinated investigation by nan country's Directorate for State Security and Intelligence work (DSN), "into a world violent organisation pinch ties to Hamas."

In nan people of nan investigations, nan ministry said its intelligence work recovered "suspicion that a group has brought weapons into Austria to usage successful imaginable violent attacks successful Europe."

The weapons cache, which is thought to beryllium portion of unspecified overseas operations linked to Hamas, was discovered successful a suitcase successful a rented retention room successful Vienna and contained 5 handguns and 10 magazines.

"The existent lawsuit shows erstwhile again that nan Directorate for State Security and Intelligence has an fantabulous world web and takes accordant action against each forms of extremism," Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said.

"The ngo is clear: zero tolerance for terrorists."

The UK's National Crime Agency confirmed connected Thursday that a fishy was arrested successful cardinal London by master officers from nan National Extradition Unit.

He is being held successful custody until his adjacent quality astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court adjacent Monday.