Six Locations In Vienna Targeted In Apparent Terror Attack; 4 Dead, 15 Wounded
New Age Islam News Bureau
02 November 2020
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Austrian
police men patrol after a shooting near the 'Stadttempel' synagogue in Vienna,
Austria.
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Austria’s top security official says that
four people have died - including one assailant - after a shooting in the heart
of Vienna late Monday.
Interior Minister Karl Nehammenr told
reporters Tuesday that two men and a woman have died from their injuries. A
suspected attacker, who was carrying an assault rifle and a fake suicide vest,
was also shot and killed by police.
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Nehammer said that initial investigations
indicate that the suspect who was killed had sympathized with the Islamic State
group.
“The attacker sympathized with the militant
terrorist group ISIS,” Nehammer told reporters. He declined to elaborate,
citing the ongoing investigation.
Authorities were still trying to determine
whether further attackers may be on the run. People in Vienna have been urged
to stay at home Tuesday.
Fifteen people were injured in the attack
in the center of the capital, among them a police officer.
The shooting began shortly after 8 p.m.
(1900 GMT) Monday near Vienna’s main synagogue as many people were enjoying a
last night of open restaurants and bars before the start of a coronavirus
lockdown.
“We are victims of a despicable terror
attack in the federal capital that is still ongoing,” Austrian Chancellor
Sebastian Kurz said.
The attack drew swift condemnation and
assurances of support from leaders around Europe.
How The
Attack Unfolded
Police had cordoned off areas of the city
as they searched for the suspect.
“Shots fired in the Inner City district -
there are persons injured - KEEP AWAY from all public places or public
transport,” the police said on Twitter.
Jewish community leader Oskar Deutsch said
on Twitter that it was not clear whether the Vienna synagogue and adjoining
offices had been the target of the attack, and said they were closed at the
time.
Videos circulated on social media of a
gunman running down a cobblestone street shooting and shouting. Reuters could
not immediately verify the videos.
Vienna police urged people not to share
videos and photos via social media. “This jeopardizes police forces as well as
the civilian population,” they said on Twitter.
In 1981, two people were killed and 18
injured during an attack by two Palestinians at the same synagogue. In 1985, a
Palestinian extremist group attacked Vienna airport with hand grenades and
attack rifles, killing three civilians.
In recent years, Austria has been spared
the sort of large-scale attacks seen in Paris, Berlin and London.
In August, authorities arrested a
31-year-old Syrian refugee suspected of trying to attack a Jewish community
leader in the country’s second city Graz. The leader was unhurt.
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2020/11/02/Large-scale-police-operation-at-Vienna-synagogue-shots-fired
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At Least
One Officer Is Among The Injured. Police Shot And Killed One Suspect.
ByJustin Doom,Kirit Radia,Christine Theodorou,Ibtissem
Guenfoud, andJon Haworth
3 November 2020
Leonhard Foeger/Reuters
Police blocks a street near
Schwedenplatz square after a shooting in Vienna, Nov. 2, 2020.
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An attack occurred in the center of Vienna,
Austria, on one of the busiest streets hours before the...Read More
At least four people were killed and 15
others, including a police officer, wounded in an "apparent terrorist
attack" near a synagogue in central Vienna on Monday, authorities said.
The incident took place around 8 p.m. local
time and the first shots were fired in the proximity of the synagogue, a
spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior told ABC News. The gunmen then
allegedly opened fire in five other places in the downtown area around the city,
the spokesman said.
Seven of those injured were listed in
critical condition as of Monday evening and were receiving treatment at six
area hospitals, Christoph Mierau of the Vienna Health System confirmed to ABC
News.
The assault was carried out by at least one
gunman who was shot and killed by officers. The suspect was armed with an
assault rifle, among other handguns, and was appearing to wear an explosive
vest which turned out to be a dummy. The suspect's apartment has also been
opened by a SWAT team and searched.
Locals are being advised to avoid nearby
public places and public transportation by authorities who said initially they
were responding to "several suspects armed with rifles" at "six
different shooting locations." The scene was considered "still
active" late Monday, police said via Twitter.
The head of the Jewish community in Vienna,
Oskar Deutsch, told The Associated Press earlier in the day that the shooting
was near the city's main synagogue, but it wasn't clear whether the building
was targeted. It was closed at the time of the incident.
"We are currently experiencing
difficult hours in our republic. I would like to thank all the emergency
services who are risking their lives, especially today, for our safety. Our
police will take decisive action against the perpetrators of this vile
terrorist attack," Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said via Twitter.
"I am glad that our police officers have already been able to neutralize a
perpetrator. We will never allow ourselves to be intimidated by terrorism and
will fight these attacks resolutely by all means."
The Ministry of the Interior spokesman said
the manhunt was still ongoing as of midnight local time.
Children have been encouraged not to attend
classes Tuesday, even though schools are not closed.
Security checks -- such as authorities
stopping random cars and checking them -- at the border have been launched, in
response to the attack, according to to David Schoen, a spokesman for the Czech
police.
The U.S. embassy in Vienna also warned
Americans in the city to be cautious and stay indoors as the manhunt continues.
All Synagogues, kosher restaurants and
Jewish supermarkets are set to stay closed today across Austria on Tuesday.
There will be a police press conference at
2 p.m. local (8 a.m. EST) where further details about the attack will be given.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/persons-injured-vienna-shooting-police/story?id=73977726
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