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The french president Emanuel Macron In his Twitter posts in both French and German, he states that he shares the pain of the Austrian people, however, he clarifies that “we will do nothing in return.”
“We, the French, share the shock and the pain of the Austrian people who were struck tonight by the terrorist attack in the heart of the capital Vienna. After France, another friendly country is under attack. It is our Europe. Our enemies they need to know who they are dealing with. “We will not back down on anything,” Emanuel Macron said.
The President of the European Council Charles Michel, on your side, unequivocally condemned the terrorist attack in Vienna.
“Europe strongly condemns this cowardly act that violates human life and values,” Michel said in a tweet.
“My thoughts are with the victims and the people of Vienna after the horrible attack tonight.”
Alarm for the terrorist attack in Vienna
The alarm has pointed at its center Βιέννης, where according to the transmission of the local media took place coordinated Attacks on a synagogue and five other parts of the city with the first information to speak of deaths and many wounded.
The Kronen Zeitung reported that an attack took place on the street where the largest synagogue in the city is located, while talking about shots in your area neighboring Schwedenplatz square. Shots were also heard in the metro station.
The newspaper reports that one of the perpetrators of the multiple attacks allegedly detonated an explosive belt with which he was girded. However, it seems that the perpetrators are more and the police have shot hunting.
Parallel to the attack on the synagogue, There were reports that a restaurant was being held hostage on Mariahilfer Street.
The Minister of the Interior Karl Nehammer Speaking on the special broadcast of the ORF radio and television network, he spoke about “terrorist attack with various perpetrators, several injured and possibly also dead ”. “The criminals used it long-barreled guns, so they are a huge threat. “He did not, however, confirm reports of a hostage in a restaurant.
It has not yet been confirmed whether the nearby synagogue was the target of the attack.
The Interior Minister said that he and the Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz Situated in crisis management center to face armed attacks.
The minister urged Vienna residents to stay indoors and avoid open spaces in the city.
According to OE24, about 50 shots were fired in the middle of the road near the synagogue. The fire came from a machine gun.
The Times of Israel talks about seven dead.
According to initial information, cited by Kronen Zeitung, a police guard It is said that he was shot with a long-barreled weapon and his condition is serious.
Great police operation it is underway, a police spokesman said. However, when asked about the reason for the police force deployment, the spokesperson declined to comment.
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According to the Ministry of the Interior, one of the perpetrators is said to have been arrested. According to the police, one of the perpetrators was also shot dead by the police.
A video posted on Twitter by Kronen Zeitung shows police in action and shooting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nQPaOQjqkk
The Austrian radio and television channel OE24, citing the police, spoke about at least seven dead of the attack.
The newspaper FalterQuoting the Ministry of the Interior, he spoke of a dead man.
THE Israeli religious community in Austria he asked all Jewish citizens not to leave their apartments or houses, according to the Kronen Zeitung.
The head of the Jewish community in Austria Oskar German in a tweet he highlighted that it is not clear if the Vienna synagogue or neighboring offices were the target of the armed attack, say they were closed at the time of the incident.
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