German Police Raid Homes After Islamist Attack In Austria
German police have searched four men's homes over suspected links with a militant Islamist gunman who shot dead four people in central Vienna. The raids follow revelations that Austria had been warned of a possible attack by neighboring Slovakia.
German police said the men targeted Friday were not considered suspects, but they contacted the attacker, and two met him in person. Several suspects are still held in Austria, and officials are following up leads in Switzerland too.
The gunman went on a rampage in Vienna on Monday night, opening fire in six places in the center. Two women and two men were killed, and 23 were wounded in Monday's terror attack, for which the Islamic State group claimed responsibility....
Clarence Sexton | 8/31/2009
