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5 People Poisoned at Bar in Austria

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VIENNA (May 3) -- Police in Vienna arrested a man suspected of slipping drugs into drinks at a crowded bar Sunday, causing five people to collapse. Authorities said all five victims were hospitalized in life-threatening condition.
Investigators said they were still trying to determine a motive for the attack, which happened on a sunny afternoon at a small bar packed with up to 50 people enjoying an "after hours" party.
Authorities were called to the scene when customers at a sidewalk ice cream salon across the street from the bar saw the five victims fall to the ground.
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"We got an emergency call at 5 p.m.," or 1500 GMT, said police spokeswoman Iris Seper.
She said officers later took the unidentified suspect into custody after witnesses said they had seen a man offering the victims drinks.
Investigators said it was unclear exactly what substance had been added to the drinks, but that it appeared to be some kind of narcotic. Seper said the victims drank freely, apparently unaware that anything was amiss.
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The five — three men and two women, all in their 20s — were taken to several hospitals around Vienna, Seper said.
Police would not say whether the suspect was employed at the bar in Vienna's central Alsergrund district or had any other connection to the establishment.
It also was unclear whether the five victims knew each other and whether their attacker had singled them out or targeted them.
The bar where Sunday's attack took place is one of dozens of cafes, taverns and restaurants nestled in the Stadtbahnboegen — arched spaces beneath elevated tramway trestles.
The neighborhood is situated on the Guertel, a main thoroughfare ringing the Austrian capital.
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John Jay Coyle

10:34 AMMay 04 2009

Recovering NEWS! Now that's a storie with weight. Good thing they weren't poison in Mexico.

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Xkglady

08:27 AMMay 04 2009

If this alleged suspect does frequent this establishment, then I would have to wonder, what is the percentage of the take for the bartender/proprietor? What a shame, is it for the thrill of it, or is there a deep seeded motive, perhaps robbery, identity theft, etc? Attempted murder, endangerment, emotional distress, attempted armed robbery, etc, should be a few of the charges set forth to imprison this unsavory character for life without parole. He's definitely a menace to society, and may be a repeat offender.

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JPatter115

08:18 AMMay 04 2009

Can hatred be a virus? Because it sure seems to spread easily here! wash your hands and scrub hard to wash the stains do your best ,GOOD LUCK

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Xkglady

08:17 AMMay 04 2009

The alleged suspect should be charged with attempted murder, endangerment, and armed robbery, as the weapon of choice was apparently drugs, which could've taken their life's from those victims. How awful, that in this day and age, it truly doesn't matter where you're at, with whom, or what time, if there is an unsavory character lurky in your perimeter, you may just be their next victim.May God Bless the victims with good health and a full and speedy recovery.

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Valvejobb

08:12 AMMay 04 2009

Well, i'm not single , but if i was...I'd definitely go to a bar alone...and I bet lightening from Heaven will not strike me for sinning! Nor will going to a bar cause me "Trouble" UNLESS there is a sick s.o.b. lacing drinks with who knows what!! Oh how religious fanatics make me ill & Pissed! I hope they catch the culprit and hang em by his southern appendage for such an act. I cannot understand what people would "get" from watching strangers fall to the floor in a stupor! Some of those people may have been fragile to begin with and chances are they could possibly die from an innocent act!So sad this world has become so sick that one has to constantly be on the lookout for crap like this to happen!Lu

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CarmenFromNY

07:46 AMMay 04 2009

ElnPet 04:10 AMMay 04 2009 What is a decent girl doing in a bar alone any ways ?? ----------------------"anyways"??? There is no plural to the word anyway.

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JL365BP

07:40 AMMay 04 2009

That's what they get for going to a bar. Nothing good ever happens in a bar.

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Ctcatie7

05:05 AMMay 04 2009

Can you belive this shit,i cant. if ths shit was me'' hes lucky the cops got hes ass......ill put hes lights out..if i ever came thru.? ?it would have been curtins for hes as lol, and thats for shure????????????

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ElnPet

04:10 AMMay 04 2009

What is a decent girl doing in a bar alone any ways ?? Just looking for trouble As a man will think she s looking for a pick up. Not safe to go out alone at night any more.

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Simzillyjp

04:09 AMMay 04 2009

Go ahead...have another drink. IMAO

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Police in Vienna arrested a man suspected of slipping drugs into drinks at a crowded bar Sunday, causing five people to collapse. Authorities said all five victims were hospitalized in life-threatening condition.