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According to the investigation, a native of Dagestan planned terrorist attacks together with a citizen of Tajikistan. In Vienna, a 40-year-old suspect from Dagestan committed suicide in a deportation center using a kitchen towel and shoelaces. The man was accused of having ties to the Islamic State and planning attacks on Cologne Cathedral and St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna. This was reported by the Kronen-Zeitung on Thursday, July 11.
The investigation established that a native of Dagestan planned terrorist attacks together with a citizen of Tajikistan on the eve of last Christmas and New Year. Both were detained a few days before the scheduled date.
It is also noted that the Russian was considered a member of “Vilayat Khorasan” – a branch of the Islamic State in Afghanistan, which took responsibility for the shootings at Crocus City Hall in the Russian Federation.
According to the publication, after the end of the pre-trial detention period, the suspects were transferred to a special police center, where they were detained pending deportation.
The suspect was supposed to be deported to Russia, but his body was found in his cell a few hours before.
