Police seize 172 fireworks after boy sells them to classmates
Wednesday 11th November 2026 on 12:15 in
Austria
A 12-year-old student in the Rohrbach district allegedly sold fireworks to classmates, prompting police to seize 172 items, ORF reported. The boy’s 41-year-old mother is to be reported to authorities.
A tip led police to the student. Officers went to the family’s home on Tuesday, where his mother handed them a box of fireworks. Police said the boy’s relatives had bought the pyrotechnics in the Czech Republic and that his mother had stored the box for him in a storage room.
The seized fireworks included 91 items in category P1, 17 in category F2, 18 in category F3 and 26 in category F4. P1 and F2 items include firecrackers, Swiss crackers and fireworks batteries, which police described as comparatively low risk.
F4 fireworks are particularly dangerous and may be used only under strict conditions. Possession of F2 fireworks is permitted from age 16, while P1, F3 and F4 items are restricted to people aged 18 and over. An official pyrotechnics certificate is also required for F3 and F4.