July 30, 2015 (Axis of Logic) A
few days ago, a group of American soldiers caused a security alert at Vienna’s
Schwechat airport. The men were stopped while trying to travel with army
weapons to Ukraine without any necessary permits, the newspaper wrote. The
Austrian police had to intervene and remove the weapons. An investigation into
the case was launched. The nine US soldiers were on their way from
Washington to Ukraine, where they were to be deployed.
"However, since there
were problems with their connecting flight after a stopover in Schwechat, they
had to rebook their flight and, therefore, leave the transit area,"
Colonel Michael Bauer, Defense Ministry spokesman said. M16 assault
rifles and pistols were discovered in the luggage of the American soldiers at a
security checkpoint. The incident caused huge shock, because the weapons were
not declared and registered and, thus, carried illegally.
The soldiers had not obtained
the required transit approval by Austria. In special cases, the stay or transit
of foreign military forces may be officially allowed after completing the
application procedure, but the US soldiers did not send any required requests. The
attempt by the American embassy to obtain the approval after the incident was
rejected for legal reasons. Instead of going to Ukraine, the soldiers had to
fly back home to Washington and were allowed to take the weapons with them.
This article is
available at http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_71131.shtmlLet us hope next time they will be not 10 but 1000 and they will reach Ukraine!
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