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.