Man with grenades arrested outside US embassy in Austria
{{date|October 1, 2007}}
[[Image:American Embassy in Vienna.jpg|thumb|right|American Embassy in Vienna.]]
A man carrying a bag containing in what reports call hand {{wikt|grenade|grenades}}, nails and "{{w|Islam|Islamic}} literature" was arrested outside the [[United States]] embassy in {{w|Vienna}}, [[Austria]].

The unnamed [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian]] man, who is reported to be 42 years-old, tried to enter the embassy, triggering metal detector alarms. As a result, he placed the bag in front of the embassy and began to run from authorities.

"There were a lot of nails in that bag. Had it exploded, it would have had an enormous shrapnel effect," said a counter terrorism spokeswoman for Austria's government.

Subway trains and buses have been rerouted while officials use bomb-sniffing dogs to search the areas surrounding the embassy.

There are no reports of any injuries and authorities have "secured" the bag.

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gtBaoXnjPXtyvi--A-Oyh-kCwIiw
|title=Man arrested in alleged US embassy bomb attempt in Vienna
|author=
|pub=AFP
|date=October 1, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article3016333.ece
|title=Grenade man held at US embassy
|author=Associated Press
|pub=Independent
|date=October 1, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7022522.stm
|title=Vienna 'embassy bombing' foiled
|author=
|pub=BBC News
|date=October 1, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/10/reports-man-wit.html
|title=Reports: Man with bag of grenades stopped near US embassy in Vienna 
|author=
|pub=USA Today
|date=October 1, 2007}}

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[[Category:Crime and law]]
[[Category:Austria]]
[[Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
[[Category:Vienna]]
[[Category:Europe]]

[[es:Detienen ataque terrorista; el objetivo era la embajada estadounidense en Viena]]
American Embassy in Vienna.
A man carrying a bag containing in what reports call hand , nails and "Islamic literature" was arrested outside the United States embassy in , Austria.

The unnamed Bosnian man, who is reported to be 42 years-old, tried to enter the embassy, triggering metal detector alarms. As a result, he placed the bag in front of the embassy and began to run from authorities.

"There were a lot of nails in that bag. Had it exploded, it would have had an enormous shrapnel effect," said a counter terrorism spokeswoman for Austria's government.

Subway trains and buses have been rerouted while officials use bomb-sniffing dogs to search the areas surrounding the embassy.

There are no reports of any injuries and authorities have "secured" the bag.
Crime and law Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Vienna Europe