Terrorist attack in Vienna: ISIS claims attack for itself – News

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Muslim, Jewish and Christian representatives condemn the attack in Vienna

After the Islamist-motivated attack in Vienna, representatives of Islam, Judaism and Christianity in Germany condemned the act and expressed their condolences to the victims.

▶ ︎ The terrorists were waging “war against God and his people” and would receive the “just punishment” for this, said the chairman of the Central Council of Muslims (ZDM), Aiman ​​Mazyek, on Tuesday.

▶ ︎ The chairman of the Catholic German Bishops’ Conference, Georg Bätzing, declared that he was “stunned” by the attack.

▶ ︎ The Turkish-Islamic religious association declared that the “brutal act of terrorism in Vienna hit us to the core in Germany too”. The message applies to the terrorists and their sympathizers: “You are a despicable group of failed individuals who must reckon with just punishment in this life and in the next.”

▶ ︎ The Council Chairman of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, called the events in Vienna an “attack on humanity in general. Our thoughts and prayers go with the victims and their families. “

▶ ︎ The Central Council of Jews in Germany also reacted with great consternation. “After the recent attacks in France, Islamists have again carried out an attack on our free democracies and our values ​​in Vienna, to which innocent people fell victim,” said Central Council President Josef Schuster.

▶ ︎ Islamists despised “religious tolerance and our plural societies”. Right now “we must stand up together in Europe even more strongly for our democratic values ​​and counteract this hatred”.