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The attack by “at least one Islamist terrorist” began Monday night near Schwedenplatz. At least four people were killed, including one perpetrator. Seven people are in danger of death. The government has decided to mourn the state for three days.
The first shots were fired around 8 pm Monday night in the center of Vienna, near Schwedenplatz. Police are still on duty with special forces on Tuesday.
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- The terrorist attack in Vienna left at least four dead: Two men and two women, Interior Minister Nehammer confirmed. 22 people were injured, Among them is a policeman whose condition is “critical.” None of the victims is in danger of death.
- “It was an attack of hatred”: Chancellor Sebastian Kurz condemned the terrorist attack in Vienna in a speech to the public on Tuesday. “It was an attack out of hatred, on our way of life, on our democracy,” Kurz said in his statement. Soon after, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen spoke of a “cowardly terrorist attack at the heart of our society.” But hatred can never be as strong “as our community.”
- The government has decided a three-day state duel. Public buildings will be marked with mourning until Thursday inclusive. At 12 noon there was a minute of silence on Tuesday.
- Compulsory schooling was suspended for Tuesday. For Viennese high school students, the “transition day”, in which they are to receive information about the design of “distance learning”, is postponed one day.
- One The perpetrator was shot and killed by the police.. The killer was a supporter of the terrorist group IS. He was 20 years old, with roots from North Macedonia and a relevant criminal record (article 278b StGB). He was traveling with a fake explosive belt and an automatic long pistol, a pistol and a machete. What we know so far about the killer
- There is a search for possible other perpetrators. The Interior Ministry did various house searches “around the perpetrator” approved. Several people have been arrested, the Interior Ministry said. Also in Linz there must have been an arrest.
- The starting point of the attacks was Seitenstettengasse. In the episode there was still more crime scenes in the center of Vienna: Am Ruprechtsplatz, Salzgries, Graben, Bauernmarkt, Morzinplatz and Fleischmarkt.
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