Vienna: 2 Killed Several Injured In Terror Attack At 6 Locations
2 Killed In Vienna "Terror Attack" At 6 Locations; Manhunt Launched
Gunmen attacked six locations in central Vienna on Monday starting outside the most synagogue. a minimum of two people, including one suspected attacker, are killed and a number of other injured within the shooting. Reportedly the attack had been administered by “several suspects armed with rifles”. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has called it a “repulsive terror attack”
The shooting began just hours before Austria was to re-impose a coronavirus lockdown. People were call at bars and restaurants enjoying a final night of relative freedom. The attacks started at around 8 pm (1900 GMT) when the primary gunshots were heard within the city’s centrally-located first district.
Austrian Chancellor Kurz confirmed that the multiple attackers with automatic weapons now on the run. Police forces are focused on finding them. He added that the military has been brought in to hide traditional police responsibilities. Kurz requested people sheltering in restaurants, cafes, concert halls in Vienna to remain where they're till told it’s safe to go away .
A large area of central Vienna was cordoned off and police said a big deployment was underway.
Austria had so far been spared the type of major attacks that have hit other European countries. Condolences poured in from round the world. Top officials from the ecu Union, France, Norway, Greece and therefore the us expressing their shock at the attacks.
President Emmanuel Macron of France, which has seen two deadly knife attacks in Paris and Nice in recent weeks, issued a press release expressing shock and sorrow.
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