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A large police operation is underway in central Vienna, a police spokesman said, while the Kronen Zeitung newspaper previously reported an attack on the synagogue and shootings.
When asked about the reason for the police force deployment, the spokesman declined to comment. The newspaper highlighted that the attack took place on the street where the largest synagogue in the city is located. The “Kronen Zeitung” and other media reported shooting in the area of a neighboring square.
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According to initial information, cited by the newspaper, it is said that a police guard was shot and his condition is serious. He added that the perpetrator has not been arrested and the police have started a persecution.
Video of the attack in Vienna
A video posted on Twitter and reported by the newspaper shows police in action and shooting.
Active shooter in a synagogue in Vienna. pic.twitter.com/TLiBlzuLAx
– Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) November 2, 2020
According to Florian Klenk, editor-in-chief of the Austrian newspaper “Falter”, which quotes the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there is one dead and several wounded. He even clarified that at the moment it is not clear if it was an attack on a synagogue or an attempted murder of customers from a neighboring bar.
@ORFBreakingNews @ Oe24at – The shots were around 50 in about 3 minutes – People fled – here is a video of the #griechengasse #wien pic.twitter.com/RgYwncHc17
– Philipp Happel (@fourflicks) November 2, 2020
According to information from the “Kronen Zeitung”, the author blew himself up, as he was carrying explosives.
According to “Der Standard”, a huge traffic jam has already been created in Franz-Josefs-Kai and the police are advising citizens to avoid the center of Vienna.
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