Ludwig: “The images are shocking and astonishing”

The mayor of Vienna, Michael Ludwig (SPÖ), was horrified by the attack in Vienna on Twitter: “We were deeply shocked by the information about the shooting in the city center. The images are shocking and stunned.”

Dear Viennese!

We were deeply surprised to receive information about the shooting in the center of the city. The images are shocking and astonishing. A large-scale police operation is ongoing. / 1

– Michael Ludwig (@BgmLudwig) November 2, 2020

He also appealed to the Viennese to stay home. Ludwig himself has now come to the police crisis team, as a spokesperson emphasized.

Rescuers are also still on duty.

Stay home and stay calm. If you are in the city center, stay indoors. / 2 @Vienna city @LPDWien

– Michael Ludwig (@BgmLudwig) November 2, 2020

The mayor of Vienna has reported that the murdered killer may have been wearing an explosive belt. Therefore, it will be reviewed by the demining service. So far nothing is known about the identity or motives of the perpetrators. But one expects knowledge as soon as the dead person can be controlled.

What we currently know is that the killers moved from Seitenstettengasse to the center of the city. They would have “randomly” shot guests at restaurants. Partly in groups of people in the pub gardens. Ludwig spoke of seven seriously injured. A passerby died. The mayor of Vienna did not want to give details out of consideration for relatives.

The Viennese would be informed through the media. There is “very close cooperation” between the executive and the institutions of the city of Vienna.

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn asked for prayer for the victims of the attack in the center of Vienna and for the emergency services. “In these dramatic hours, I pray with many others who are following the tragic events in the heart of our city through the media, for the victims, the emergency services and that there is no more bloodshed,” said the archbishop. from Vienna, according to Kathpress.

Schönborn was “deeply affected” by the events and said: “The fact that they were shot again directly in front of the temple of the city of the Israeli community reminds me of the bloody attack on the synagogue in 1981. Regardless of the background of the attack Today may be, it should be clear that there is no justification for blind violence. ” null