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Mayor Michael Ludwig to hold a press conference at 3 p.m. “Today” Live reporting at this point starting at 3pm
Vienna is in shock. Following the devastating terrorist attack, in which, according to current knowledge, six people were killed (five civilians and the murdered murderer), the mayor of the city, Michael Ludwig, will make a statement at 3:00 p.m.
Interior Minister Karl Nehammer speaks of four victims and 22 injured. Including the perpetrator, five people lost their lives in the attack. Furthermore, authorities currently assume that there was no second shooter.
Ludwig’s word
2020 is a very difficult year for the people of this city ”. You had a good year of the crown crisis, Ludwig builds the bridge from the last day before closing to the murderous attack that took place in Vienna on Monday night,
“Four people lost their lives in this act of terrorism.” A waitress and three people in their spare time. “My condolences to loved ones and injured” According to Ludwig, there are 24 people. The numbers would diverge because initially not all injuries are attributed to the act of terrorism.
Currently, three people remain in danger of death. In the morning it was seven. So far, the condition has stabilized in four patients. 13 people have already been discharged from the hospital.
Ludwig thanks everyone involved who kept the city’s infrastructure running, not only the emergency services but also the Wiener Linien employees. It was unclear if people would use public transportation to commit more murders. Supervision of the service, therefore, “is not a matter of course”.
Ludwig evokes solidarity
Later, Ludwig listed other acts of terrorism in Vienna. From OPEC to the letter bomb sent to Mayor Helmut Zilk. “I mention this because the pain runs deep in this city. But as people of the City of Vienna we show that we are not dissuaded from our democracy and from what we live with so much pride every day ”. Therefore, he is optimistic that the union that exists in the city, beyond the religious and party borders, will not be abandoned.
“I can assure you that we have increased the staffing of many institutions” so that the citizens of the city can overcome this trauma, the council addresses the psychosocial service.
Even in the high phase of the operation, the Viennese professional rescue still had a reserve of 15 emergency vehicles. For Wednesday he announced a special meeting in which he will speak with all parties. There will be no destabilization.
