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Austrian police spokesman unable to confirm if murdered Russian citizen of Chechen origin

Vienna, July 5 (Sputnik) Law enforcement officials in Austria said that they still cannot confirm if a Russian citizen who was shot dead near Vienna was of Chechen origin, Lower Austria police spokesman Walter Schwarzenecker said on Sunday.
According to Austrian media reports, an asylum seeker believed to be a Chechen was shot dead in the town of Gerasdorf bei Wien at approximately 19:30 local time (17:30 GMT) on Saturday evening. Schwarzenecker said that the suspected gunman was arrested two hours later near the city of Linz.
“It is known that a 43-year-old Russian citizen was found dead with a gunshot wound. Police began a search and at roughly 21:30 [19:30 GMT], a 47-year-old man was detained near Linz. He is also a Russian citizen,” Schwarzenecker said.
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