Either it’s the best excuse of the year or a 16-year-old boy from Traun in Upper Austria was really the victim of a hijacked smartphone. Threatened to blow up the Linz train station over his mobile phone. With far-reaching consequences!
An unknown person called three police stations in Linz and threatened to blow up Linz’s main train station. Extensive investigations, which also included tracking the location of the mobile phone whose number was used to make the calls, led to a 16-year-old from Traun. No explosives found . No explosives could be found even by the specially trained police service dog. Cell phone hijacked? The 16-year-old was interrogated, although he did not confess and stated that his cell phone was apparently being accessed remotely and that an unknown person was responsible for the threats. This had previously been announced to him in a voice chat app. He was also able to play the recording to the officials. The 16-year-old was then returned to his legal guardians. The investigation is ongoing.
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