--- description: They were found at a refugee center title: 2 Arrested in Austria in Connection to Paris Attacks image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5490483cc0130fd4/698875960b72e3332b6e74a1/paris-attacks1.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 2 Arrested in Austria in Connection to Paris Attacks  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 16, 2015 2:27 PM CUT  Flowers and notes are seen outside one of the cafes targeted in the Nov. 13 Paris terror attacks. Flowers and notes are seen outside one of the cafes targeted in the Nov. 13 Paris terror attacks.Anadolu Agency—Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 16, 2015 2:27 PM CUT Two people were [arrested at a refugee center in Salzburg, Austria in connection to last month’s terrorist attacks in Paris](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-shooting-austria-idUSKBN0TZ1QP20151216 "undefined") , the city prosecutor’s office announced Wednesday. The two men are suspected of having assisted the coordinated attacks that killed 130 people in November, Reuters reports, citing two Austrian newspapers. “Two people who arrived from the Middle East were arrested at the weekend in accommodation for refugees on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist organization,” Salzburg prosecutor’s office spokesperson Robert Holzleitner said. “As part of the preliminary investigation, evidence suggesting a connection with the Paris attacks is being verified.” \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-shooting-austria-idUSKBN0TZ1QP20151216 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4151226/paris-attacks-austria-arrests/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4151226/paris-attacks-austria-arrests/"},"headline":"2 Arrested in Austria in Connection to Paris Attacks","datePublished":"2015-12-16T14:27:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:25:24.333Z","description":"They were found at a refugee center","url":"https://time.com/4151226/paris-attacks-austria-arrests/","keywords":["Austria","paris attacks"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5490483cc0130fd4/698875960b72e3332b6e74a1/paris-attacks1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5490483cc0130fd4/698875960b72e3332b6e74a1/paris-attacks1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Cafe reopens after Paris terror attacks","caption":"Cafe reopens after Paris terror attacks","creditText":"Anadolu Agency—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4151226/paris-attacks-austria-arrests/","name":"2 Arrested in Austria in Connection to Paris Attacks"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"A Timeline of the Paris Attacks","description":"A Timeline of Paris Attacks","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/4MTtdsM7/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-11-14T20:13:24.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4MTtdsM7.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4151226/paris-attacks-austria-arrests/","duration":"PT2M44S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4151226/paris-attacks-austria-arrests/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```