Graphic source: Herbert Pfarrhofer/EPA
The second of two men were held by Austrian authorities in a plot to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Vienna.
The pair are Bosnian suspects.
This possible accomplice of Asim C., a 42-year-old unemployed Bosnian, was arrested after he tried to enter the embassy with a backpack containing grenades, plastic explosives and bits of metal.
Next, the police nabbed Mehmed D., 34, and took him into custody.
Both men were citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina who knew each other. Their identities are not fully released, the suspects' last names, because of Austrian privacy laws.
Asim C. was carrying a book which appeared to be a Muslim prayer manual.
I am confused by the position of Doris Edelbacher, chief spokeswoman for Austria's federal counterterrorism office, who played down speculation that the suspects were motivated by radical Islamic ideology.
What else?
Guenther Ahmed Rusznak, a spokesman for Vienna's Islamic community, issued a statement late Monday condemning the incident and rejecting radical Islam.
Mr. Rusznak seems to be taking the reasonable conclusion here.
Last month, three suspected al-Qaida operatives — all Austrian citizens of Arab origin in their 20s — were arrested in connection with a video posted online in March that had threatened Austria and Germany with attacks if they did not withdraw their military personnel from Afghanistan.
One of the suspects was released several days later for lack of evidence. Authorities in Canada, meanwhile, arrested another suspect believed to be linked to the Internet threat.
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