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Police: 5 suspected of stealing 9.5 tons of garlic

Austrian police did not need sniffing dogs to locate this suspected heist - 9.5 tons of garlic. The Austria Press Agency says police stopped three overloaded and sagging vans about to cross into Hungary from Austria on Wednesday and found them packed to the roof with the pungent cargo. After questioning the five men in the vehicles they charged them on suspicion of receiving stolen goods.

 

Ex-Libyan Oil Minister Drowned, Austrian Police Say

Former Libyan oil minister Shukri Ghanem, whose body was found floating Sunday in the Danube river, died from drowning, Austrian police said.

 

Dutch prince in critical condition after Austria avalanche

Dutch Prince Johan Friso was in critical but stable condition in an Innsbruck hospital's intensive care unit Friday after an avalanche buried him while he was skiing off piste in the Austrian alps, police said.

 

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