One person died and several people were injured this Monday following an attack that occurred around 8 pm (7 pm in Lisbon) in the central area of Vienna, Austria. On Twitter, the municipal police reported six armed suspects – one of whom was shot – and the existence of gunfire in six locations in the city. A policeman was shot.
The Interior Ministry, cited by the Austrian news agency APA, speaks of “terrorist attack”. “We are assuming, at the moment, that there are several attackers. Unfortunately, there are also several injured, and probably killed,” said the minister, Karl Nehammer.
In a press conference held a few minutes ago, he said that the police operation “is still ongoing” and that the attackers “are heavily armed and are dangerous”.
Sebastian Kurz, Austrian chancellor, described the incident in the same way, that is, as a “horrible terrorist attack”.
Authorities ask people to avoid all public places in the city and not to use public transport. They are also asked not to share any photo or video on social media.
According to Sky News, the leader of the Jewish community in Vienna, Oskar Deutsch, said that the shooting took place on the street where the main synagogue in the city is located, it is not clear whether the worship space – which was closed – was the target.
The New York Times speaks of at least 15 injured people, citing a spokesman for the association representing local hospitals.
Unofficially confirmed reports also refer to shots heard at the Hilton hotel and hostage situations in a Japanese restaurant. Due to the situation, the Czech police announced that they are doing “random checks” at the Austrian border.
“The police are monitoring vehicles and passengers at the border points with Austria, a preventive measure after the terrorist attack in Vienna,” explained the Czech Republic police on Twitter, adding that they are also watching “the main Jewish sites in the Czech Republic. “- as he clarified, he will not take into account” just the situation “in the neighboring country.
Emmanuel Macron, French President, commented on what happened on Twitter, saying that Europe “should not surrender”. “We, the French, share the shock and pain of the Austrian population, affected by an attack in the center of their capital, Vienna. After France, it is the turn of a [país] our friend being attacked. This is our Europe. Our enemies must know who they are dealing with “, the message reads.
The Italian Prime Minister has also commented on the situation, saying, quoted by the AP, “that there is no place for hatred” in Europe. Charles Michel, President of the European Council, said on Twitter that the whole of Europe “strongly condemns this cowardly act” and the German Foreign Minister wrote, in the same social network, “that we cannot give in to the hatred that aims to divide our companies “.
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