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How many victims are there?
So far, a total of 17 people have been injured, most of them mainly with gunshot wounds but also cuts. At least seven people are said to be in a critical and life-threatening condition. Ten people have moderate to minor injuries. “Patients are in shock,” said a spokeswoman for the health association.
There is also a police officer among the injured: his health is critical but stable. According to the authorities, the officer who shot is 28 years old and is stationed at a police station in the center of Vienna. He met a terrorist in the Seitenstettengasse area in the direction of Schwedenplatz. The officer receives treatment in the intensive care unit of a Vienna hospital.
So far, the attack has caused four deaths: two men and two women. Interior Minister Nehammer confirmed that one of the women aged between 40 and 50 died at the Ottakring clinic, the former Wilhelminenspital. When a woman is killed it’s loud ORF to a waitress.
Who are the perpetrators?
The authorities are currently taking on a maximum of four perpetrators, according to Interior Ministry spokesman Harald Sörös.
One of the perpetrators became Shot dead by a WEGA officer at 8:09 pm Monday. As a result, dThe attacker’s apartment was blown up and a search of the house was carried out.
The man He was 20 years old, with roots in North Macedonia, and a relevant criminal record for a terrorist organization. In addition to Austrian citizenship, the killer also had North Macedonia citizenship.
Armed with an automatic assault rifle, a pistol and a machete, the terrorist also wore a fake explosives belt. RE.The attacker was undoubtedly a supporter of the radical Islamist terrorist militia Islamic State (IS), according to Nehammer. He was sentenced to 22 months in prison on April 25, 2019 for attempting to travel to Syria to join ISIS.
On December 5, he was conditionally released early – he was considered a young adult and was therefore subject to the privileges of the Juvenile Court Act (JGG). The 20-year-old was shot dead by police forces near the Ruprechtskirche, the interior minister said.
In the vicinity of the perpetrator, 15 more house searches have already been carried out, several people are said to have been arrested, also in St. Pölten.
At least one of the perpetrators used a fully automatic assault rifle. Based on the videos, it’s likely a Kalashnikov. In the Full Auto version, these are considered war material and, according to the Austrian Arms Law, fall into category A (prohibited weapons), so the terrorist must have obtained them illegally.
Where are the crime scenes?
The first shots were fired around 8:00 pm in the immediate vicinity of the synagogue on Seitenstettengasse. There were other incidents at five other locations in the city center, all very close to the starting point. According to Harald Sörös, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, the other places were Morzinplatz, Salzgries, the meat market, the farmers market and the Graben.
