Initially, the bailiff decided to enter the apartment because the tenants did not pay their phone bill. But once the bailiff entered the apartment, he saw some writing in Arabic and an ISIL-like flag in the hallway. He quickly called the police, who then stormed the apartment.
The police arrested four men between the ages of 18 and 21, who had nothing to do with the ISIL or extremism. The Arabic writing and the flag had some religious meaning to them and were not related to the ISIL at all.
@WritersofColour People unfortunately try and conflate ISIS with ALL Islam. Racial profiling against Muslims has increased 100-fold.
— Ibrahim Mustapha (@IbrahimMustapha) 4 февраля 2015
The police would have looked unprofessional and their actions a total failure, if the tenants were not using the apartment as a drug lab, trying to manufacture crystal meth.
“We did find some chemicals which suggest the tenants had been trying to make crystal meth, and evidence that drug addicts have been living in the apartment,” said Vienna police spokesman Thomas Keiblinger, as quoted by The Local.
