Russia’s embassy in Vienna has not received any notifications from Austrian authorities over detention of Chechen nationals in the country’s capital, a Russian embassy diplomat said, TASS reports.
"Russia’s embassy to Austria has been notified neither by the Austrian authorities nor by detained persons," said Bulat Khaidarov, the embassy’s spokesman.
The Russian diplomatic mission is closely watching the situation, he said.
Earlier, Austrian police told that on February 3, 22 Chechen nationals were detained in Vienna, in the district of Florisdorf.
