Several people died and another 15 were injured in a series of attacks with firearms committed this Monday in six points in the center of Vienna (Austria), as confirmed by the health services of the capital and the Police.
“We cannot yet establish a figure, we are still trying to get an overview”Daniel Mercher, of the emergency services, explained to the APA agency.
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Police officially confirmed that there is a fatality and several seriously injured, including an officer, and that one of the attackers was shot dead by police officers.
The Austrian Government had confirmed minutes before that there were several wounded and that there were possibly also deaths, and described the attacks as “apparent terrorist attacks”.
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The health services have established an emergency point in the city center to treat the injured according to their severity, reports APA.
Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said that several people with long weapons had participated in the attack and asked the population to stay in their homes given that a large police device has been deployed to locate the attackers.
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One of the shootings occurred around 8 p.m. local time on the street where one of the most important synagogues in Vienna is located. and that in 1981 there was an attack that left two dead.
This street is part of one of the most popular nightlife areas in Vienna, and many people there took advantage of the last open hours of the bars before a curfew and a closure for a month came into effect from tonight due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
EFE
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