Wire›2026 05 02›Austria Arrests Man Suspected Of Lacing Jars Of Baby Food With Rat Poison

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Austria arrests man suspected of lacing jars of baby food with rat poison

<p>Austrian police have arrested a man suspected of lacing jars of baby food with rat poison in what authorities presumed was an extortion scheme.</p> <p>Police, cited by the <em>APA</em> news agency, said the suspect, aged 39, was apprehended in the state of Burgenland, south of

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Austria arrests man suspected of lacing jars of baby food with rat poison<p>Austrian police have arrested a man suspected of lacing jars of baby food with rat poison in what authorities presumed was an extortion scheme.</p> <p>Police, cited by the <em>APA</em> news agency, said the suspect, aged 39, was apprehended in the state of Burgenland, south of
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