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A version had previously been considered that one of the attackers had detonated himself with explosives attached to his martyr belt, but the authorities did not confirm this information and said that the attacker had been shot.
Meanwhile, the US company SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors the information activities of extremists, said that jihadists have claimed responsibility for a series of bloody attacks in Vienna.
Several people were killed in the attack in Vienna, and at least one criminal remains at large and is wanted, Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said. Previously, the police reported one death, while the media reported that at least seven people were killed, including a police officer.
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Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz does not rule out that the criminals who discovered the shooting in Vienna may be led by anti-Semitic motives. He said this on the air of the ORF television channel. Kurz added that the terrorists were very well armed and professionally trained. They are also armed with automatic weapons.
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Austrian police have officially stated that the attacks were organized by several armed men in six different parts of the city. The first shots were fired at 20:00 local time (21:00 Bulgarian time) at the Seitenstettengasse synagogue in central Vienna.
In addition to the synagogue, the terrorists have attacked a Jewish cultural center and two restaurants. Shortly after, information about hostages taken to a restaurant appeared, but there is still no official clarification from the authorities.
At the moment there are no data on injured Bulgarian citizens.
Our embassy is in contact with local authorities, according to our Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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