Terrorist attack in Vienna: Interior Minister announces several attackers. At least one dead and 15 injured

11/02/2020 Romania



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At least one person died and several were injured after an exchange of gunfire in central Vienna, with the interior minister speaking of a terrorist attack.

What is known so far about the bombing in Vienna:

– the attack took place around 10 am Romanian time on the Seitenstettengasse in the center of Vienna

– there were several attackers, one of whom was killed, the others were registered in the police continuum

– A bystander was shot and killed and at least 15 people, including a police officer, were injured.

– fired an automatic weapon, described as “a long gun”

– The objective would not have been the synagogue, but a nearby terrace

– The attack was described as “terrorist” by the Austrian Interior Minister.

Terrorist attack in Vienna, LIVE UPDATE:

UPDATE 00:10 According to Kurier, there are 3 dead, but the total death toll could be 7 dead. At least four people have been arrested, but it is unclear if the other attackers were.

UPDATE 00:00 Special forces are deployed in central Vienna and are searching for the fugitive attackers. A special army unit was placed at the disposal of the Ministry of the Interior.

UPDATE 23:50 The Viennese authorities have sent a special COBRA intervention unit to the city center. The military will also be deployed to protect embassies and other targets.

UPDATE 23:40 According to the public television channel ORF, 15 are injured in Vienna hospitals, 7 of them with serious injuries.

UPDATE 23:30– The Vienna police provided, on Twitter, official information related to the incident tonight.

Thus, the Police confirm that there were several attackers, armed with assault weapons.

The attack took place on 6 buildings in the city, in the Seitenstettengasse area.

Police confirm one dead, several people injured, including a police officer.

One of the attackers was killed by the police, the Vienna police also announced.

UPDATE 23:20 – The spokesman for the intervention forces, Daniel Melcher, confirmed, for the APA agency, that there are several deaths as a result of the attack, without specifying their number.

“We still cannot say the number of victims, we are still in the evaluation process,” he said.

The local press speaks of between 3 and 8 people who died as a result of the attack in the center of Vienna. Rumors of hostage-taking in that area have not been confirmed, writes orf.at.

UPDATE 23:15 – The krone.at website publishes an image of one of the attackers.

UPDATE 23:10 – ORF TV talks about several deceased people.

UPDATE 23:00 – The interior minister spoke on public television ORF TV about a terrorist attack, in which several people participated.

UPDATE 22.50 – A police officer was seriously injured in the Vienna incident, the APA news agency reported, citing the Austrian interior minister, writes news.sky.com.

According to the cited source, the Interior Minister also specified that one of the attackers died and another is wanted by the police forces.

UPDATE 22:45 – New images appeared on Twitter with the moment of the police intervention.

Kronen Zeitung talks about a terrorist attack in the Schwedenplatz area, claiming that one of the attackers detonated.

The cited source mentions that other attackers managed to escape and that there is information about the existence of several deaths.

The police urged the population to avoid the area.

“Shots were fired in the city center, there are injuries, stay away from public places and public transport”, the police announced on Twitter.

The Interior Ministry announced that apparently at least one of the attackers had been arrested.

Among the victims was a policeman who was injured.

Images in the online environment show people fleeing for refuge.



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