VIENNA, July 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — Austrian authorities have dismantled a terrorist network involved in raising funds for the Daesh organization and arrested nine suspects, the country’s interior ministry said.
Austrian security forces conducted house searches in five federal states on Thursday, seizing mobile phones, laptops, data storage devices, a significant amount of cash, and a vehicle, according to the ministry.
All nine suspects, aged between 23 and 36, are of Chechen descent. The ministry noted that the suspects, all long-time Daesh supporters, have cooperated with the group sympathizers in Germany and other European countries. — NNN-AGENCIES