Attack in Vienna, shootings in six areas of the city. “One murderer killed, at least one other is on the run.” Kurz: “Terrorism with professional organization” – Live

Vienna was hit by a terrorist attack with shootings in six different points of the city. The action, which started around 8:00 p.m., is still ongoing and Austrian authorities have asked people not to move from their homes or where they are. A man with “Assault rifle“And one explosive belt has been delicate by agents: he is considered one of the bombers of the command that organized the attack. According to the Minister of the Interior Karl Nehammer, the action was carried out by several subjects “who are still moving around the city” and at least “another attacker continues to flee”. The attackers, he added, “are dangerous and have heavy weaponsChancellor Sebastian Kurz shortly after, speaking live on television, he did not rule out “the anti-semitic motive“And he explained that” the attack had been prepared in such a way very professional“What emerged from the first moment was that the different attacks were coordinated.

No official data on casualties and injuries has been provided. According to rumors, a policeman was seriously injured and 15 people were taken to hospital. The newspaper delivery courier Talk about “At least 2 victims”including a passerby. As reported by Islamic Fundamentalism tracking site Site, jihadist groups on the web write that the terrorist attack is a retaliation against Austrian participation in the anti-isis coalition led by the US, although there are no claims so far.

the command, armed with rifles, began filming at 20 in the central Seitenstettengasse, near the synagogue (which, however, was already closed at the time), and then moved to six different zones medium. “They started shoot randomly in nearby places, ”said the mayor of Vienna. The attack took place on the eve of emergency shutdown National anti-Covid campaign scheduled for Tuesday, November 4. Through Twitter, all citizens are invited to stay at home and not use the public transport.

Rebuilding the attack – The dynamics of the aggression, which occurs a few days after the attacks Paris me nice, still unclear. The truth, reports the police, is that the first shots were 8 pm on Seitenstettengasse, not even 600 meters from the central Stephansplatz, still full of people before closing. Then there were several shootings, at least six, in so many places in the city. According to the newspaper’s website delivery courier, these are the Salzgries, Seitenstettengasse, Fleischmarkt, Morzinplatz, Graben and Bauernmarkt. One of the bombers, confirms the TV OrfHe was wearing an explosive belt and was loaded with ammunition. In the place are the bomb squad police who are proceeding to deactivating. Agents ask about Twitter avoid posting photos or videos on social network so as not to hinder the ongoing bombardment, rather the invitation is to provide them with all the information and material they have. The metro station of Schottenring, reports the newspaper’s website The standard, was surrounded by special forces men, while raids would also take place near the Hilton hotel. Helicopters they are flying over the area around the synagogue where gods have been heard Shooting and he also took the field The army to protect sensitive places, from foreign embassies. The area around the city center was largely closed and the lines of the metropolitan currently don’t stop at seasons of the first district.

Witnesses: “100 rifle shots.” 15 injured – “I saw a person running through Seitenstettengasse shooting wildly with an automatic weapon, “a witness told television Orf. “Then he became the ‘Roter Engel’ (a local, ed) and from there to Schwedenplatz. He kept shooting wildly there. Then the police arrived ”. Other witnesses speak of at least “100 shotgun shotsIt was heard on the street and citizens taken hostage in a Japanese restaurant, but the news was not confirmed by authorities. Fifteen have been injured so far hospitalized in Vienna hospitals, informs the agency What Christoph Mierau, spokesman for the health network. Hospitalized people are likely to have suffered serious injuries. Mierau did not specify if they were gunshot wounds or caused by an explosion. “We still cannot define the dead and injured in terms of numbers, we are still in the process of getting an overview,” added ER colleague Daniel. Melcher, confirming that there would be several victims.

The Jewish community – Excluding, for now at least, the hypothesis that the attackers’ first target was the synagogue by Seitenstettengasse. The President of the Austrian Jewish Communities, Oskar German, wrote on Twitter that “at the moment it cannot be said if the temple of the city was one of the objectives. However, what is certain is that both the Seitenstettengasse synagogue and the office building at the same address were no longer in operation and closed at the time of the first shotsClarifies. “In any case there was a shooting in the immediate neighborhood of the city temple. All the faithful were asked not to enter or go out into the street and to remain safe until the authorities had clarified the facts. A confirmed reconstruction in delivery courier also by the rabbi Schlomo Hofmeister, who lives in an apartment directly above the city’s synagogue. According to his testimony, “the author has moved in the direction of High market and the church of San Ruperto ”and allegedly shot the people who were sitting in the garden of a pub at Judengasse and Seitenstettengasse, “he did not point to the synagogue.” However, according to the Austrian chancellor, “an anti-Semitic motive cannot be excluded for the moment, also in light of the place from which the attack began.” Kurz invited citizens to keep informed about the evolution of events: “It will depend on developments tonight if tomorrow he can resume public life. “

From Macron to Conte, the reactions – The condolences of the heads of state and government around the world for the incident. “After France, a friendly country is attacked. And the our europe“Wrote the French president on Twitter Emmanuel macron, who shortly heard Austrian Prime Minister Kurz on the phone. “Our enemies they need to know who they are dealing with. We we won’t give up. We French share the shock and pain of Austrian village struck tonight by an attack on heart from its capital, Vienna ”. Hard condemnation also of the European authorities, with the president of the Council of the EU Charles Michel who dedicates a thought “for the victims and for the people of Vienna affected by this terrible attack. We are next to Sebastian Kurz“. The German Foreign Minister Heiko maas declared that “we must not give in to the hatred of those who try to divide our societies”, while the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte recalled that “there is no place for hatred and violence in ours European common house. Proximity to the Austrian people, to the families of the victims and injured ”. Late in the evening, the thanks came from the Austrian Chancellor, who speaks of “disgusting terrorist attack“:” We thank the leaders of the European Union and ours international partners for their expressions of solidarity ”, reads a tweet. “The whole country returns a thought victims, to the injured and their families, to whom I express my warmest sentiments condolence“. The President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen: “I am shocked and saddened by the brutal attack which took place in Vienna. My thoughts are with the families of the victims and with the Austrian people. Europe is full solidarity to Austria. We’re stronger than hate and terror ”.

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