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Alleged suspects who broke into Austrian parliamentary building arrested

Xinhua, May 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

Three suspects who are thought to have broken into the Palais Epstein parliamentary building here on Sunday have been apprehended, police stated Friday.

The break-in did not appear to be politically motivated, police spokesperson Thomas Keiblinger was quoted as saying in an APA news report. Keiblinger said it appeared to have been a normal burglary with the suspects likely not knowing it was a parliamentary building.

They had entered the building in the city center via the roof, and had ransacked numerous offices. Task force personnel identified one of the perpetrators by his fingerprint as an 18-year-old Moldovan national.

The authorities pulled over a vehicle driven by the suspect on Thursday evening, with two other occupants in the car. They found burglary tools including a crowbar, angle grinder, and disposable gloves in the trunk of the vehicle.

All three suspects are now in custody and are being investigated for other unresolved break-ins.

President of the National Council Doris Bures said Friday she was "relieved" that the burglary had been "largely cleared up," and thanked the Viennese police for its successful investigation. Endit