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At least seven people died and four others were injured in a terrorist attack in central Vienna, according to Kurier.
In Vienna on Monday afternoon (local time) an alarm sounded when shots were fired in the city center.
The armed attack that took place tonight in central Vienna is believed to be a terrorist attack, the Austrian interior minister said. Carl nehamer on the ORF television network.
Watch a video-documentary from the moment an armed perpetrator shoots a passerby
Exclusive video of the shooting of the first moments of the attack in Vienna, Austria#Vienna @BittonRosen pic.twitter.com/BDDHIcnTBK
– Channel 20 (@ arutz20) November 2, 2020
Nehamer said there were many injured and possibly dead.
The attack, the minister stressed, was allegedly committed by many perpetrators, perhaps more than 7, according to Sputnik.
Watch a video circulating on social media that allegedly shows the fatal wound of a police officer
A policeman was shot live in front of the camera after confronting the terrorist in #Vienna pic.twitter.com/CR4PEpRxFM
– ܡܐܪܝܘ 🇱🇧🇬🇧 (@ MarioLeb79) November 2, 2020
At the same time, the police confirmed hostage in a restaurant. According to Kurier, various sources report that the hostage situation continues in the 6th or 7th district.
The Kronen Zeitung reported that a man exploded after an armed attack on a synagogue in central Vienna, and the newspaper cited several people killed in the attack.
OE24 spoke of at least seven deaths.
The Kronen Zeitung reported that the incident took place near a synagogue on Schwedenplatz, however the head of the Jewish community said the synagogue was closed. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving office.
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The Austrian media does not specify the number of perpetrators and the Vienna police have organized a gigantic operation to locate them. One of them, according to Austrian media, was blown up for carrying explosives while another was arrested.
“It sounded like an explosion,” a witness told ORF. “It just came to our notice then.” We saw a man running the Seitenstetten with an automatic weapon, “he added, describing how he continued on the streets opening fire.” At least 50 shots, “he said.
The Kronen Zeitung reproduces a photo from social networks, in which a man is seen holding a gun in his hands.
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