A large contingent of police raided the mosque “Savjet” (“Mosque of admonition”) at Uhlplatz square in the Josefstadt district of Vienna on Friday afternoon. The reason for the raid is unclear, the newspaper Krone reports.The operation involved dozens of police officers, on-call units and alien police. Even before the Muslims had terminated the Friday prayer, the prayer house was surrounded by the officials. The streets around the site have also been cordoned off.The entrances have been locked. The reasons for the police operation have been explained in different ways. There were rumours about a possible terror attack.The entrances have been locked. The reasons for the police operation have been explained in different ways. There were rumours about a possible terror. The police speak of a “usual detailed checks” of the worshippers.The Krone newspaper quotes a regular mosque visitor who speaks of migrants who “enter and leave without valid papers”. It is unclear whether or how many “illegals” could be spotted in the mosque.

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