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Motive in German train attack still unclear, say prosecutors
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Police and forensic experts investigating an attack on several passengers of a high-speed ICE train on July 3, near the village of Strasskirchen, in Germany's Bavaria region. BERLIN - German prosecutors said on July 4 they had not yet determined a motive for a violent attack on a high-speed train but added that tests had revealed the suspect had had drugs in his system. On July 3, four people were injured in the attack, with a 20-year-old Syrian man being arrested at the scene. The suspect is alleged to have used a hammer and an axe during the attack, which took place on a high-speed service passed through the southern German state of Bavaria on its way from Hamburg to the Austrian capital Vienna. The chief prosecutor for the city of Regensburg, Mr Thomas Rauscher, told a press conference on July 4 that 'as of now the motive is an open question' and added that 'we cannot confirm or rule out an extremist or terrorist motive'. One witness said they had seen him praying and saying 'Allahu Akbar' around the time of the attack but this had not been confirmed, he added. Mr Stefan Schillinger, chief of police in the town of Straubing, said that tests had shown that 'the suspect definitely had drugs in his system', although it was still being determined exactly which substances these were. Mr Schillinger said the 20-year-old had already attracted the attention of other passengers for unusual behaviour and attacked a 38-year-old German man 'who wanted to raise the alarm'. This first victim received a head injury before the suspect allegedly went on to attack a Syrian woman and her two sons, aged 24 and 15, Mr Schillinger said. Mr Rauscher said that the elder son had managed to grab the hammer and then struck back at the suspect in self-defence. The suspect was seriously injured and is now being treated in hospital. The Austrian interior ministry said on July 4 that the suspect arrived in Austria as a minor and had been accorded refugee protection in 2022. However, this year he was convicted of bodily harm and obstruction of justice and a procedure was underway to strip him of his asylum status. The attack occurred on the same day that Austria's Interior Minister Gerhard Karner announced that it had deported a convicted criminal back to Syria, the first EU country to do so in recent years. AFP
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New state analysis shows 2.1% biennium budget increase
The full text of Montana's biennial budget laid out on a lawmaker's desk. (Micah Drew/ Daily Montanan) An analysis of Montana's budget for the 2025-27 biennium showed a 2.1% increase over the previous biennium, the Legislative Fiscal Division reported this week. Some members of the state's legislature said during the session the increase was double-digits, focusing specifically on the general fund, which House Appropriations Chair Llew Jones said was a misrepresentation of the budget. 'Sadly, members of Montana's Freedom Caucus have been deliberately misleading constituents, citing as much as an 18% increase in our state budget by including General Fund spending from the previous session and transfers to other state funds in their calculations,' Jones said in a press release. 'Instead, the total state budget will grow by just over 2% in the next two years, which we accomplished while also giving historic income and property tax cuts to Montana families and small businesses.' Jones stated the calculations factored in 'transfer of General Fund resources to special trusts and the distribution of significant income and property tax reductions' when coming to the 2.1% number. That growth rate is less than inflation, the release noted, an often repeated goal of Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte. Some Freedom Caucus members are skeptical about the calculations. Rep. Jerry Schillinger, R-Circle, said an effort had been made to cut certain items out of the budget toward the end of the session to 'make it look better' and added that the money would still be spent anyway. 'I just haven't verified their numbers yet, but I'm highly skeptical of what Representative Jones is talking about,' Schillinger told the Daily Montanan. The fight over the budget was bitter during the session and a coalition of Democrats and Republicans pushed through the $16.6 billion spending package. Schillinger said some 'big government' Republicans, instead of working with fellow conservatives, sought out Democrats to work with instead. He said this has been happening for several sessions. 'It just came out more and more into the open this session,' Schillinger said. He added that if the legislature had done its job, Gov. Gianforte, a Republican, wouldn't have to be spending the time 'vetoing all these bills.' Not all spending bills have been signed or vetoed, meaning the calculations could change depending on spending, the Legislative Fiscal Division analysis stated. Schillinger said that it appeared likely the Governor would also be signing the mega-trust bill discussed heavily near the end of the session. HB 924, for example, was touted by Jones as critical money for housing, childcare, and disaster resiliency. It became a touch point for spending hawks in the legislature who repeatedly decried the spending. A release stated, 'these trusts will increase Montana's resources.'
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Yahoo
19-year-old man dies in rollover crash near Davenport
Feb. 25—A 19-year-old Davenport man died in a rollover crash early Sunday morning 4 miles west of Davenport, Washington according to the Washington State Patrol. Brody J. Schillinger was driving at about 1:20 a.m. east on U.S. Highway 2 when he went off the road, causing the 1983 Ford F-150 he was driving to roll, troopers said in a news release. The truck came to rest on its top in the center of the highway. Schillinger died at the scene, WSP said. WSP is investigating the cause of the crash.
