Austria: Police thwart an Islamist attack on the Pride Parade. French Antifa leader Raphael Arnault claims, “Everywhere the far-right is attacking LGBTI rights, including in the streets. Let’s stop them!”

The LGBT+ event in Vienna was the target of an Islamist attack. Three youths, including a 14-year-old minor, were arrested by Austrian police.

⚠️ En Autriche trois jeunes (suspectés proches de Daesh) viennent d’être arrêté alors qu’ils projetaient un attentat sur la marche des fiertés à Vienne. Des armes ont été saisies.

De partout l’extr-droite s’attaquent aux droits des LGBTI et dans la rue. Stoppons-les ! pic.twitter.com/iojGiZKNBo
— Raphaël Arnault (@ArnaultRaphael) June 18, 2023

Translation: ⚠️ In Austria, three young people (suspected of being close to Daesh) have just been arrested while planning an attack on the Pride march in Vienna. Weapons were seized.
Right-wing extremists are attacking LGBTI rights in the streets everywhere. Let’s stop them!

Three teenagers, including a 14-year-old, were arrested by Austrian police on Sunday, June 18, official sources said. They were suspected of planning an attack on the Vienna Pride Parade, also known as the Pride March. This LGBTQIA+ event was attended by hundreds of thousands of people.
The three men, aged 14, 17 and 20, suspected of being sympathizers of the jihadist organization Islamic State (EI), were arrested before the start of the parade, according to the head of Austrian intelligence, Omar Haijawi-Pirchner. Haijawi-Pirchner said there was no threat to participants in the Pride march in downtown Vienna on Saturday, June 17.