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Currently, the possession and acquisition of Category C weapons - rifles and shotguns - is generally possible from the age of 18, with a requirement to register in the Central Weapons Register or with...weiterlesen »
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The victims include his passenger, the intervening police officers, and several other road users, as stated on Thursday in response to an APA inquiry at the Wels public prosecutor's office. A plainclothes...weiterlesen »
For Gerhard Pöpl, owner of the Vienna gun shop "Doubleaction", this is incomprehensible, as access to weapons in Austria is already very strictly regulated, for example through the mandatory psychological...weiterlesen »
About 48 hours after the school shooting in Graz, police and prosecutors announced the current investigation results on Thursday. According to them, the 21-year-old perpetrator entered the main entrance...weiterlesen »
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"In the spirit of respect and dignity of this moment, the Grazathlon cannot take place this weekend," the organizers announced on Thursday. They have been working intensively on different scenarios and...weiterlesen »
Two days after the rampage of a 21-year-old at his former school in Graz, the fog around the open questions is only slowly clearing. Investigators were still busy with forensic investigations at the crime...weiterlesen »
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The British royal couple Charles III and Camilla have expressed horror over the rampage at a Graz school with ten victims. "My wife and I are deeply shocked and saddened," the King shared on social media...weiterlesen »
Immediately afterwards, the nu-metal legends Korn provided a loud finale to the concert series on Wednesday. ©APA/FLORIAN WIESER A lively rock festival is naturally a difficult undertaking after the events...weiterlesen »
"The significant increase in new cases of type 2 diabetes, which occurred among children and adolescents in 2021 and 2022, has not continued in the following two years," wrote the German Medical Journal...weiterlesen »
A gas station robber who forced an employee to undress during the robbery was sentenced on Wednesday at the Eisenstadt Regional Court. The young Afghan fully confessed and received a non-final sentence...weiterlesen »
On Wednesday noon, the Cobra South task force announced new details about the operation in the Dreierschützengasse in Graz. According to this, the perpetrator was found dead 13 minutes after the emergency...weiterlesen »
The Austrian sports world, with the national football team at the forefront, was not only on Tuesday under the impression of the rampage carried out that day at a school in Graz, which resulted in a total...weiterlesen »
The Austrian sports world, with the national football team at the forefront, was not only under the impression of the shooting spree carried out at a Graz school on Tuesday, which resulted in a total of...weiterlesen »
Following the shooting spree in a Graz school with several fatalities on Tuesday, there are initial calls for stricter gun laws. Graz Mayor Elke Kahr (KPÖ) and the Greens are calling for a ban on weapons...weiterlesen »
In Vienna-Floridsdorf, shortly after midnight, there was an attempted robbery. A 20-year-old Slovak grabbed a 23-year-old woman from behind as she was entering her residential building and pushed her against...weiterlesen »
An 18-year-old from Ghana was attacked and robbed by a group of men with punches during a study meeting with a classmate on Pastorstraße in Floridsdorf yesterday, Tuesday. The attackers managed to steal...weiterlesen »
A paradigm shift in German language promotion was demanded on Wednesday by experts in multilingualism in kindergartens and schools. The current structures with German tests in kindergartens and schools...weiterlesen »
In Austria, the number of private gun owners has steadily increased. Already in the first five months of 2025, the number has risen from 369,953 to 374,141, an increase of more than 4,000 people, as the...weiterlesen »
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Only a few hours after the first reports of the attack at a school in Graz on Tuesday, the first cancellations of events "due to the events in Graz" were received. Affected are cultural events, press conferences,...weiterlesen »
On Wednesday, Austria's largest rock festival kicks off: Tens of thousands of fans are expected again this year at the Nova Rock from June 11 to 14 in Nickelsdorf. Last year, according to the organizer,...weiterlesen »
The 900 vehicles are to stop for exactly one minute at 10 a.m. to commemorate the victims of the rampage, it was stated in a press release. If a bus, tram, or subway is between two stops at this time,...weiterlesen »
Regarding coaching, 83 percent are male coaches and only 17 percent are female coaches. In the field of refereeing, there are just eight percent women. These figures were presented on Tuesday at the Gender...weiterlesen »
The number of children and adolescents in Austria with foreign citizenship has recently increased. In 2023, 21.5 percent of those under 18 did not have an Austrian passport, as a report from the Austrian...weiterlesen »
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Update: After the rampage in an upper secondary school in Graz with initially nine fatalities, the LKH Graz announced on Tuesday evening that there is another to mourn: It is an adult woman - one of the...weiterlesen »
Update: Following the rampage in an upper secondary school in Graz with initially nine fatalities, the LKH Graz announced on Tuesday evening that there is another to mourn: It is an adult woman - one of...weiterlesen »
This was announced by Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP) on Tuesday afternoon at a press conference in Graz. All of Austria will commemorate the victims during the three days, and the Austrian flag will...weiterlesen »
Update: After the rampage at a secondary school in Graz with initially nine fatalities, the LKH Graz announced on Tuesday evening that there is another to mourn: It is an adult woman - one of the two seriously...weiterlesen »
Following the attack in a Graz school, the Austrian national football team will wear mourning ribbons in the World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday in Serravalle against San Marino. Additionally, a minute...weiterlesen »
In an attack at a school in Graz on Dreierschützengasse, ten people died on Tuesday morning. This has now been officially confirmed by the police. Among the dead were students and at least one adult. The...weiterlesen »
During an attack at a school in Graz on Dreierschützengasse, ten people died on Tuesday morning. This has now been officially confirmed by the police. Among the dead were students and at least one adult....weiterlesen »
As experience shows, many visitors arrive as early as Wednesday. The direct access is via the A4 and the Nickelsdorf exit. In case of heavy traffic, a detour via the Mönchhof exit may occur. Road users...weiterlesen »
Following the attack at a school in Graz, the Austrian national football team will wear mourning ribbons in the World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday in Serravalle against San Marino. Additionally, a minute...weiterlesen »
In an attack at a Graz school on Dreierschützengasse on Tuesday morning, ten people died. This was officially confirmed by the police. Among the dead were students and at least one adult. The alleged perpetrator...weiterlesen »
During an attack at a Graz school on Dreierschützengasse on Tuesday morning, ten people died. This has now been officially confirmed by the police. Among the dead were students and at least one adult....weiterlesen »
The tips from the experts at elternseite.at and the emergency number 147 from Rat auf Draht include discussing the event in a fact-based and age-appropriate manner, without concealing or dramatizing anything....weiterlesen »