An incident that involved youth of migrant background took place on Wednesday at the Stadionbad in the Prater district of the Austrian capital.
The Syrian teen and his 17-year-old Afghan companion tried to climb over a locked gate to access the pool area. A staff member caught them and called over a 55-year-old security guard, as the teenagers started to behave aggressively.
The younger teen allegedly said, “I’ll stab you,” and suggested he might have a knife in his pants.
The guard immediately called the police, who apprehended both young men. The Syrian teen was temporarily detained, but no dangerous objects were found on him.
He refused to make a statement and was later released, placed under investigation by the Vienna Public Prosecutor’s Office.
