Germany Raids Homes of 2 Acquaintances of Vienna Attacker

Germany Raids Homes of 2 Acquaintances of Vienna Attacker
A woman lights up a candle to commemorate the victims of a terrorist attack, in Vienna, Austria, on Nov. 4, 2020. Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images
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BERLIN—German investigators on Wednesday raided the homes of two acquaintances of an ISIS terrorist group sympathizer who carried out a deadly shooting in Vienna in November, prosecutors said.

The two men may have known about gunman Kujtim Fejzulai’s plans for the attack and failed to inform authorities, instead erasing material on their cellphones and social media platforms to cover up their connections to Fejzulai, federal prosecutors said in a statement.