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Monday 02 November 2020
In a conversation with the ORF, the mayor of Vienna, Michael Ludwig, stated that the perpetrator of the murder was under investigation. On the one hand, to obtain more information about the attackers, but also to clarify whether he had worn an explosives belt. Police continue to assume that there are multiple perpetrators.
+++ 23:01 15 injured are treated at the hospital +++
According to an ORF reporter, 15 victims of the attack are being treated in hospitals. Seven of them were seriously injured.
+++ 22:57 Google marks crime scene with warning signs +++
Google has now marked one of the crime scenes with a warning sign. At the Seitenstettengasse at Schwedenplatz, a red exclamation mark with the inscription “Vienna – incident” was displayed on the Google map service. Police had previously tweeted that shots had been fired there around 8 p.m. Austrian news agency APA reported that the police were asking people to leave the city center. “Get out of the first district!” Heavily armed police officers in protective clothing yelled at cyclists, walkers and passersby. The first district is the city center of the Austrian capital.
+++ 10:40 pm Vienna Police: one perpetrator shot – six crime scenes +++
According to police, a perpetrator was shot in the alleged terrorist attack in Vienna on Monday night. In the area of a synagogue, several perpetrators with long weapons were on the move. There are six crime scenes. A passerby died.
+++ 22:35 German politicians are dismayed +++
German politicians reacted with dismay to the alleged terrorist attack in central Vienna. SPD Chairman Norbert Walter-Borjans spoke on Twitter Monday night of “shocking news.” “Whatever the motive and whoever the perpetrator is. Such acts deserve ostracism, zero tolerance and all the harshness of the law.” FDP leader Christian Lindner tweeted: “Our thoughts are on #Vienna.”
+++ 22:20 Local transport does not stop in the center of Vienna +++
According to the police, there are currently no public transport stops in the center of Vienna. “Stay safe, leave public places immediately,” tweeted police in the Austrian capital.
+++ 22:15 The Minister of the Interior assumes a “terrorist attack” after the shooting in Vienna +++
Following the shooting near a synagogue in central Vienna, Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer spoke of an “apparent terrorist attack”. The attack continues and there are several perpetrators, the minister told the ORF television station on Monday night. Several people were injured.
