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IIn Vienna, obviously, there was a terrorist attack on Monday night. Several perpetrators shot in the center of the Austrian capital near a synagogue around 8 pm In addition to one of the perpetrators, there was another death, as announced by the Vienna police. As the spokesman for the Vienna Health Association told the APA news agency, 15 injured people are said to have been admitted to hospitals. At least seven of the victims were seriously injured.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz condemned the attack as a “disgusting terrorist attack”. “We will never be intimidated by terrorism
and resolutely fight these attacks by all means, “Kurz said Monday night.
Interior Minister Karl Nehammer spoke earlier in an opening statement of an “apparent terrorist attack”, emergency services initially assuming there were multiple perpetrators. The police confirmed this on Twitter and also spoke of six crime scenes and several perpetrators with long weapons, that is, rifles. According to the Interior Minister, a perpetrator was arrested. Police only announced that one perpetrator had been shot and so far they have not spoken of an arrest.
According to Nehammer, the special forces worked under high pressure to eliminate the other perpetrators. The Interior Minister declined to comment on reports of an alleged hostage situation and asked for understanding for the ongoing operation.
Meanwhile, the Vienna police asked residents and visitors to stay away from public places in the city center and local transport. The police also asked the population not to share videos or photos of what happened. However, eyewitnesses can upload potential evidence to a specially created police website.
Meanwhile, Austria’s Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has spoken on Twitter: he condemns the “disgusting terrorist attack.” He also announced that the army would take over the protection of property in Vienna with immediate effect. This should allow the police to fully concentrate on fighting terrorism.
At first, the situation was confusing. Videos broadcast by private broadcaster Oe24 Monday night showed a masked shooter firing at least two shots on the street. Another video showed a large pool of blood outside a restaurant.
Images and videos of the alleged shooting are also circulating on various social media accounts. Several people could be seen walking down Schwedenplatz and down side streets with numerous restaurants. Gunshots can be heard repeatedly in the background. The square is located in the immediate vicinity of the Vienna Synagogue. A spokeswoman for the Interior Ministry said it has not yet been confirmed whether this target was an attack.
The president of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde, Oskar Deutsch, told the editors of the “Kurier” that they currently did not know any victims from the Jewish community. The community chief wrote on Twitter that the synagogue and associated office buildings were already closed at the time of the shooting. It cannot be said at the moment whether the so-called city temple, as the main synagogue is also called, was a destination.
The satellite image shows District 1 in central Vienna and the location of the City Temple, Vienna’s main synagogue.
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Image: dpa
