The alleged head of a youth gang who allegedly set fire to a police car in the Ebelsberg district of Linz in November last year is on trial in Linz today, Wednesday. The 20-year-old is accused of being a target offender and also of violating the Weapons Act. Despite the ban on weapons, a golden pistol and a samurai sword were found on him.
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Alleged instigator of attack in Linz in court
According to the public prosecutor, the accused used social media to call on young people to shoot off firecrackers to attract police officers and then throw stones and firecrackers at them. At a meeting he is said to have sworn her to the assassination. Allegedly, he even wanted to persuade a 16-year-old to douse a police officer with petrol and then set him on fire. In fact, on the evening of November 14, a police car caught fire in Ebelsberg. The accused faces up to ten years in prison.
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