Duo charged with playing Hitler speeches over Austrian train loudspeaker
- The two suspects also blasted the ‘Heil Hitler’ Nazi salute via the train’s intercom several times
- Spreading Nazi propaganda is a criminal offence in Austria; authorities tracked down the pair by analysing video from train cameras
Two people were charged in Austria for allegedly playing speeches by Adolf Hitler via the loudspeaker system of a train running from Bregenz to Vienna, Austrian news agency APA reported on Monday.
The two suspects, who were not identified, also blasted the “Heil Hitler” Nazi salute via the train’s intercom several times on Sunday.
The authorities tracked them down by analysing video from the train cameras.
The two are also suspected of responsibility for two other incidents last week on trains running from St Poelten to Vienna, in which a “nonsensical, confusing mix” of children’s songs and old, flawed announcements was played over the train intercom, according to Bernhard Rieder, spokesman for rail operator OeBB.
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It was not clear if those recordings also had a Nazi connotation.