Austrian police arrest suspect in baby food poisoning and extortion case
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Austrian police have arrested a man suspected of poisoning baby food products and attempting to extort the German manufacturer HiPP. The suspect was detained in Burgenland, Austria's easternmost state that borders Slovakia and Hungary. Contaminated baby food jars have been discovered in Austria, Czech Republic, and Slovakia, prompting a multi-national investigation. The case involves both the deliberate contamination of infant nutrition products and an extortion attempt targeting HiPP, a major European baby food manufacturer based in Germany.