Attack in Vienna: police ask witnesses for photos and videos



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Vienna police requested videos and photographs of witnesses to the attack.


Vienna police requested videos and photographs of witnesses to the attack.
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To help investigate the perpetrators who opened fire on bystanders in central Vienna on Monday night, the police asked witnesses to upload photos and videos. All the information here.

The Interior Ministry asks all those who have taken videos and photos of the attack in the center of Vienna to make them available to the executive. This can help the police investigate and identify the perpetrators.

The video upload platform: upload.bmi.gv.at

Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP), however, urged not to post videos of the crime on social media.

Passersby filmed in Vienna: video shows dramatic scenes

A video of the attack in Vienna shows dramatic scenes from the Seitenstettengasse in Vienna. A man armed with a long gun runs down the alley and shoots a man standing in front of a pub, who then collapses. Shortly thereafter, the assailant returns and shoots the man lying on the ground with a pistol a second time from close range.

In another video, security forces see four men on the corner of Graben / Tuchlauben with raised hands and bare chests. There are also photos of them, in which the men kneel on the ground in front of the heavily armed special forces, apparently they could be detained.

Appeal: do not distribute videos and photos on social media

The police urged not to distribute those videos or photos. Spreading this type of content on social media puts both civilians and emergency services at risk, the police emphasized.



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