Austrian police trial Tasers in Vienna ahead of potential rollout across the force

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Austria has been hesitant in the past to roll out the Taser, which is popular with police forces across the world, due to reports of people dying after getting electro-shocked.

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00:00Austrian police are trialing the Taser electroshock weapon system as they consider rolling it

00:07out across the entire force. Around 70 Taser units are being used in the trial in three

00:13high-crime areas in the capital Vienna.

00:17A police spokesperson rejected claims that the potential adoption of the weapon was due

00:21to increased violence between migrant gangs in the country. Austria has been reluctant

00:27to roll out the use of the Taser due to reports of people dying after getting electroshocked.

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