According to the police, there was a “spontaneous rally” on Sunday night at the Renner-Ring in Vienna, in which a taxi driver was attacked and injured. According to ORF Vienna, the demonstrators were probably Kurds who wanted to protest against the bombing of Kurdish settlements in Syria by the Turkish army. According to a spokesman for the Vienna police, the investigation is ongoing.
Around 1:00 a.m., around 50 people gathered unannounced on the ring road, blocking the roadway. As a result, several men are said to have attacked a 40-year-old taxi driver. They hit the man with their fists and damaged the taxi, according to a police report. According to the report, the victim was injured.
However, the Vienna executive mobilized numerous emergency services within a few minutes. Because the demonstrators were already “visibly upset”. Officers quickly managed to move the crowd off the road. About half an hour later the tumult was over.
A man was arrested
A 21-year-old who is said to have injured the taxi driver has been arrested. A 64-year-old man was identified as responsible for the rally. The police reported yesterday that he had been reported.
Source: Nachrichten
