Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Austrian Boy,14,Planned to Bomb Train Station; Contacted IS Mil. in Syria, Serves 8 Mos. in Jail

A teenage boy from Austria has pleaded guilty to planning to bomb a Vienna train station. The 14-year-old downloaded bomb-making instructions onto his Playstation games console and contacted religious militants in Syria linked to the Islamic State (IS) group, the Euro News website reports today (May 26, 2015).

His lawyer, Rudolf Meyer, was asked by reporters what motivated the boy to do what he did.

"It's due to being socially excluded to a certain extent, being discriminated against," said Meyer. "If Western countries don't see that money needs to be spent to fight radicalization, it won't just be him, but thousands of of other youths."

The teen was sentenced to two years in jail. Sixteen months were suspended. He will serve the remaining eight months in a juvenile detention center.

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