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[edit] Man with grenades arrested outside US embassy in Austria

A man carrying a bag containing in what reports call hand grenades, nails and "Islamic literature" was arrested outside the United States embassy in Vienna, 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.
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[edit] Latest News

• 27 April 2008: Austrian man kept daughter prisoner in cellar for 24 years
• 25 March 2008: 60 vehicle pile-up kills one, injures 30 in Austria
• 11 March 2008: Algerian rebel group claims kidnapping of two Austrians in Tunisia
• 15 January 2008: Oscar Foreign Film race narrowed to nine films
• 3 December 2007: Five tourists die in car crash in South African park
• 2 December 2007: Draw results for UEFA Euro 2008 announced
• 14 November 2007: Far-right faction in European Parliament dissolved
• 6 October 2007: Survey: Finland is the world's greenest country
• 1 October 2007: Man with grenades arrested outside US embassy in Austria
• 9 September 2007: Pope appeals for respectful Sundays

[edit] Politics and conflicts

• Algerian rebel group claims kidnapping of two Austrians in Tunisia
• Far-right faction in European Parliament dissolved
• Survey: Finland is the world's greenest country
• Convoy attacked in Iraq, 5 kidnapped
• Danish and Austrian embassies in Tehran attacked

[edit] Disasters and accidents

• 60 vehicle pile-up kills one, injures 30 in Austria
• Five tourists die in car crash in South African park
• Two killed, high damages as storm hits Vienna, Austria
• Aerial collision over Austria kills 8
• Europe hit by storms, 45 deaths reported

[edit] Crime and law

• Austrian man kept daughter prisoner in cellar for 24 years
• Man with grenades arrested outside US embassy in Austria
• Austrian teenager mourns captor's suicide

[edit] Obituaries

• Former Austrian President Kurt Waldheim dies at 88
• Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal dead at 96

[edit] Economy and business

• Survey: Finland is the world's greenest country
• Royal Canadian Mint unveils world's largest gold coin
• OPEC to keep oil production at current levels

[edit] Science and technology

• First quantum byte created

[edit] Culture and entertainment

• Oscar Foreign Film race narrowed to nine films

[edit] Sports

• Draw results for UEFA Euro 2008 announced
• 2007/08 T-Mobile Bundesliga Matchday 2
• 2007 FIFA U20 World Cup: Austria eliminates Americans in Quarter Finals
• 2007 FIFA U20 World Cup: Austria, Czech Republic, Spain and US make it to quarters
• Sochi, Russia to host 2014 Winter Olympics

[edit] Weather

• Two killed, high damages as storm hits Vienna, Austria
• Europe hit by storms, 45 deaths reported
• Rivers flood in central Europe