Grenades, plastic explosives, and a Muslim prayer manual. Imagine the international coverage if it had been grenades, plastic explosives, and a Bible. “2nd man held in US Embassy bomb attempt,” by William J. Kole for Associated Press:
VIENNA, Austria – Authorities said Tuesday they arrested a second Bosnian suspect in an apparent plot to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Vienna, and that the would-be bomber had contacted the embassy before the attempt.
Officials said they were treating the latest suspect as a possible accomplice of Asim C., a 42-year-old unemployed Bosnian arrested Monday after trying to enter the embassy with a backpack containing grenades, plastic explosives and bits of metal.
The public prosecutor’s office said police took Mehmed D., 34, into custody Monday night in the town of Tulln, about 15 miles west of Vienna.
Investigators said both men were citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina who lived in Tulln and knew each other. The suspects’ last names were not released in line with Austrian privacy laws.
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Police said Asim C. was also carrying a book that contained references to Islam. The Kurier newspaper published what it said was a photo of the book, which appeared to be a Muslim prayer manual.
Muslims comprise the predominant ethnic group in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and though the vast majority are moderate or secular, authorities there have been monitoring individuals who have become radicalized and are believed to have ties to extremists.
Interesting. How did they become radicalized, amid this vast majority of moderates? Does anyone know? Does anyone care?