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The shooting was supposed to be a terrorist attack in central Vienna on Monday night, Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told ORF public service television. According to the minister, several people could have been killed and injured in the shooting. Our article is being updated.
HAPPENING NOW – Terrorist attack on #Austria. Dozens of emergency units have arrived in the center of the city of #Vienna. At least 7 dead, many more injured. One terrorist killed, one arrested, several still at large.pic.twitter.com/1S5BWpplb3
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The shots rang out Monday around 8 pm at the Écs Synagogue. Several perpetrators used automatic weapons to report to the Vienna police via Twitter messages.
So far, investigations are underway at six different crime scenes. The news is about a dead man. There are many seriously injured in the attack, including a police officer. An attacker was reportedly shot dead.
And a murderer blew himself up in central Vienna on Monday night, writes the Kronen Zeitung. According to the newspaper, one of the synagogues in the Austrian capital was attacked on the Seitenstettengasse. There may have been multiple perpetrators, one of whom died, the Interior Ministry confirmed, while another is still on the run. Vienna Police on Twitter asked people to avoid public spaces and public transport.
In a Twitter video, one of the terrorists allegedly shot a police officer.
An alleged terrorist seen with a Klashnikov rifle. #Vienna pic.twitter.com/YaT34JPqHm
– Aishwarya Kapoor (@aishkapoor) November 2, 2020
The Interior Minister speaks of a terrorist attack
The shooting was allegedly a terrorist attack in central Vienna on Monday evening, Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said in a statement to public service television ORF. According to the minister, several people could have been killed and injured in the shooting.
As you said, the attack is still going on. He was informed that there could be more perpetrators, so he asked people to stay home.
He added that the situation is still opaque.
The population is asked to stay away from the area.
Counter-terrorism police units COBRA and WEGA are searching for more attackers in central Vienna and warning the public to stay away from the area at all costs.
According to press reports, much of downtown Vienna has been closed. Deployed all available police units. The Austrian newspaper Falter shows a man opening fire to restaurants in front of the synagogue building.
According to the Vienna Jewish Religious Community (IKG), there were no people in the synagogue at the time of the attack. And the leader of the Jewish community in Austria wrote on Twitter that it was not yet clear whether the Vienna Synagogue or its annexes would have been the targets of the attack, they were already closed at the time.
#Vienna #Vienna #Austria # Shit pic.twitter.com/K22OXLnQh2
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The editor-in-chief of the Austrian newspaper Falter, citing information from the Interior Ministry, wrote that one person had died and several had been injured.
Terrorist attack on the synagogue in Vienna. One dead, several injured. Source: Ministry of the Interior.
– Florian Klenk (@florianklenk) November 2, 2020
A video close to the shooting was posted on Twitter showing commandos entering a restaurant and guests hiding under tables.
BREAKAGE: Police raid restaurants in Vienna pic.twitter.com/DD9EqBZqcx
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