VIENNA — Austrian police said Tuesday that two suspects have been arrested in Ukraine after the body of a 21-year-old man was found in a burnt-out car in Vienna last week.

The police statement said the motive was unclear but “withdrawals from the victim’s crypto wallet were detected and a large amount of cash was seized from the suspects. A motive of greed therefore seems likely.”

Police said they could not give further details on the victim's identity due to privacy rules, but Austrian news agency APA said he was a Ukrainian citizen.

Police described the suspects as Ukrainian men, aged 19 and 45, but did not release their names. They were arrested on Saturday.

The body was found Wednesday in the back seat of a burnt-out black Mercedes with Ukrainian license plates, police told a press

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