VIENNA: Austrian police said Tuesday that two suspects have been arrested in Ukraine after the body of a 21-year-old man was found in a burnt-out car in Vienna last week.
The police statement said the motive was unclear but “withdrawals from the victim’s crypto wallet were detected and a large amount of cash was seized from the suspects. A motive of greed therefore seems likely.”
Police said they could not give further details on the victim’s identity due to privacy rules, but Austrian news agency APA said he was a Ukrainian citizen.
Police described the suspects as Ukrainian men, aged 19 and 45, but did not release their names. They were arrested on Saturday.
The body was found Wednesday in the back seat of a burnt-out black Mercedes with Ukrainian license plates, police told a press conference. The investigation found the fire was started using gasoline. Investigators found a melted canister on the back seat.
An autopsy revealed signs of “massive force blunt trauma,” suggesting the man could have died before the car was set on fire, according to Gerhard Winkler from the Vienna State Criminal Investigation Office, APA reported.
The news agency said Ukraine’s government had asked Austrian officials that the criminal proceedings take place in Ukraine.
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Austrian police say 2 Ukrainians arrested after body found in burnt-out car
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Austrian police say 2 Ukrainians arrested after body found in burnt-out car
- Police said the motive was unclear but “withdrawals from the victim’s crypto wallet were detected”
- Police described the suspects as Ukrainian men, aged 19 and 45
Guinea confirms detention of 16 Sierra Leonean soldiers
- Guinea said late Tuesday the soldiers entered the Koudaya district in the Faranah region without authorization
- Guinea said its forces seized their equipment and supplies
CONAKRY: Guinea’s military confirmed the detention of 16 Sierra Leonean soldiers after accusing them of crossing the border and raising their flag on Guinean soil.
The two West African countries have been involved in a border dispute for more than two decades, stemming from the Sierra Leonean Civil War between 1991 and 2002. Sierra Leone’s government had invited Guinea to help defend its eastern borders during the war, but the Guinean troops didn’t completely withdraw after the war.
The GuineanMinistry of National Defense said in a statement, issued late Tuesday, the soldiers entered the district of Koudaya in Faranah, a border region in Guinea, without authorization, where they“set up a tent and raised their national flag”. Guinean authorities also seized their equipment and supplies.
The Sierra Leonean authorities earlier Tuesday said several members of a security unit, including an officer, had been apprehended while making bricks fora border post in Kalieyereh in the district of Falaba on Monday.
Last year, the Guinean military entered a mineral-rich border town in Sierra Leone, reigniting the tension.
The two West African countries have been involved in a border dispute for more than two decades, stemming from the Sierra Leonean Civil War between 1991 and 2002. Sierra Leone’s government had invited Guinea to help defend its eastern borders during the war, but the Guinean troops didn’t completely withdraw after the war.
The GuineanMinistry of National Defense said in a statement, issued late Tuesday, the soldiers entered the district of Koudaya in Faranah, a border region in Guinea, without authorization, where they“set up a tent and raised their national flag”. Guinean authorities also seized their equipment and supplies.
The Sierra Leonean authorities earlier Tuesday said several members of a security unit, including an officer, had been apprehended while making bricks fora border post in Kalieyereh in the district of Falaba on Monday.
Last year, the Guinean military entered a mineral-rich border town in Sierra Leone, reigniting the tension.
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