Austrian court ends fraud probe of 2003 Eurofighter deal, bribery case continues

VIENNA (Reuters) - A Vienna court has stopped an Austrian investigation into alleged fraud by Airbus and Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH in connection with a $2 billion (£1.61 billion) Eurofighter jet purchase in 2003, it said on Monday.The investigation was linked to accusations brought by Austria's defence ministry in 2017, and its closure does not affect a broader criminal investigation of suspected bribery in the same deal that has been going on since 2011, a court spokeswoman said. The..