[SolidWood]

Before that he had visited the US-embassy in nearby Boltzmanngasse, police said.

Why did they let him in?

[CindyDawg]

It makes no sense to me. He got past security, went into the embassy with a bomb and then came outside and put it in the street?

[Int]

Austrian and German news sites are reporting that a second person, known to the initial suspect, has also now been arrested.

The suspect had tried to enter the US embassy, but then fled into the street when the metal detector at the entrance went off.

Austrian police say the 42-year-old Bosnian suspect in custody appeared confused and was not talking much.