8 hours agoAntix0 terrorist attack” in Vienna, three dead and 15 wounded
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Vienna police have said that three people have been killed two men and a woman and 15 others have been injured, including a police officer, as a result of what Austrian Interior Minister Carl Nehammer has said is “terrorist attack” in the centre of town. The incident occurred on Monday [...]
The incident occurred Monday evening.
According to police, the attack was carried out by at least one assailant who was shot by security forces.
The attack is considered to have had Islamic motives.
Interior Minister Carl Nehammer described the attacker killed by police as a <x0-terrorist Islamic”.
At a news conference, he said the assailant was a supporter of the Islamic State (IS) and that the suspect's house had been controlled and seized video-metarel material. Police said he was wearing a fake explosive belt.
What do we know about the attack?
Police have said the incident has started at the Seitentettengas synagogue.
According to her, it is believed that there are several <x0 suspects armed with rifle” in “out of different locations”.
She also said the attack is still active.
Stay home! If you're on the streets, take cover. Stay out of public places, don't use public transportation!”
Minister Nehammer has said the attackers “are extremely armed and dangerous”.
We've engaged special forces and now they're looking for the supposed terrorists. So we're not being restricted to the Vienna area because these are mobile actors”, Nehammer said of the ORF broadcaster.
Vienna police have called on people not to share videos and photos on social networks.
This endangers police forces as well as the civilian population”, she said through a Twitter post.
Police in the Czech Republic have said they have started conducting random border controls at the border with Austria, following concerns that attackers may have started in that direction.
The attack took place hours before Austria began implementing new restrictions on the movement, with the aim of curbing the coronary.
For this reason, many people have been seen in downtown Vienna, in bars and restaurants, which will be closed by the end of November.
Reactions After the Attack
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has said the republic he leads is going through a difficult time.
I want to thank all emergency services that risk their lives for our safety, especially today. Our police will take decisive action against the perpetrators of this terrible terrorist attack. We will never allow ourselves to be afraid of terrorism””, he said through a post on the social network, Twitter.
Oscar Deutsch, who leads the Jewish community in Vienna, has said the shooting occurred on the road where the city's main synagogue is located, but it is still not clear whether this institution has been targeted, news agency, AP, broadcasts.
European leaders have strongly condemned the attack.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Europe should not be delivered to these attacks.
The French people share their friend and pain with the Austrian people, struck this night by an attack on the heart of their capital, Vienna. After France, a friend of ours has been attacked. This is Europe. Our enemies must know who they have before”, he said.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyeen has said she is upset by the brutal attack that took place in Vienna.
Europe is fully solidified with Austria. We are stronger than hatred and terrorism”.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he supports Vienna's people and is shocked by terrorist attacks.
“We stay united with Austria against terrorisation”, he said through a Twitter post.
The Kosovo Embassy in Vienna has been praying for citizens living there to stay in safe places.
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has strongly condemned the attack in Vienna.
Our “our thoughts are with the families of the victims and the wounded, while we are with the people of Austria in these difficult times”, he said through a post on the social Twitter network.
Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti has said the attacks in Vienna are shocking.
We stand with our Austrian allies and the international community in the fight against terror”.
Kosovo Parliament Speaker Vjosa Osmani has also reacted to Monday's attack.
While calling Vienna a city of peace, she has said that Kosovo stands near Austria and solidifies with it during this key “shock attack”.
