(CP) Police in Vienna are warning the public of a threat of an Islamist attack on churches and other places of worship.
In what authorities called a “precautionary measure,” police announced Wednesday an increased police presence in response to what authorities described as “undisclosed information the country’s intelligence service had received.”
The agency tweeted, “intelligence services have reason to believe that an assault with an islamistic (sic) motive is planned to be carried out in Vienna” and that “as [a] precautionary measure…points of interest have been put under increased guard by regular & special operation police forces.”
Authorities did not disclose the location of specific targets.
It was unclear how long the increased police presence would remain in place, with police saying only that “at this moment, we…
