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Russian Embassy Contacts Austrian Authorities Over Abduction of Russian Girl

© AFP 2023 / ALEXANDER KLEINA Police officer from the Austrian Police stands next to a police car, in the streets of Vienna, Austria on November 16, 2012
A Police officer from the Austrian Police stands next to a police car, in the streets of Vienna, Austria on November 16, 2012 - Sputnik International
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VIENNA (Sputnik) - The Russian Embassy in Austria said Tuesday that it had sent a request to the Austrian Foreign Ministry to provide information regarding a girl from Russia, who was allegedly abducted in Vienna.

“The Embassy has sent a note to the Austrian Foreign Ministry with a request to the Austrian side to provide information about the course of review of the above-mentioned claim. We have not received an official response to our request so far. We stay in contact with the Austrian law enforcement agencies,” the embassy wrote on Facebook.

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According to the embassy, a Russian citizen requested the assistance of the diplomatic mission over a suspected abduction of her 3-year-old daughter in Vienna in late December. The consulate provided the woman with all necessary help in filing a claim with the Austrian law enforcement agencies in relation to the incident.

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Earlier in the day, the Russian Investigative Committee confirmed that the criminal proceedings were initiated over the suspected abduction of a Russian 3-year-old girl, which allegedly took place on December 28 in the Bianca hotel in Vienna.

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