Posted on August 29, 2020

Austrian Synagogue Attacker has Asylum Status Removed

Chris Tomlinson, Breitbart, August 28, 2020

A Syrian asylum seeker believed to be behind the vandalism of a synagogue in the city of Graz has been stripped of his asylum status and is being investigated as a member of a terrorist group.

The 31-year-old Syrian migrant confessed to several crimes while in police custody, including attacks on the Graz synagogue and attacking the president of the local Jewish community Elie Rosen with a chair leg.

He also explained his motivation to investigators saying that he hated Jews, homosexuality and claimed that homosexual acts are against his Islamic faith, newspaper OE24 reports.

The man is also alleged to have attacked a local gay and lesbian club in the city, throwing rocks at it.

As a result of the charges against him, the Federal Office for Foreign Affairs has begun the procedure to remove his asylum status.

Investigators have also raided the man’s apartment and confiscated various electronic devices and suspect that the Syrian may be tied to radical Islamic terrorist groups, according to Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer.

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