Vienna Attack: What is the latest?
Dania Zainuddin
November 3, 2020 07:27 MYT
November 3, 2020 07:27 MYT
Police officers stand guard on a street after exchanges of gunfire in Vienna, Austria November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Multiple gunmen opened fire in central Vienna on Monday evening. Five people have died, including one attacker. Fifteen people were seriously injured.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says it was a “repulsive terror attack” and the police are still searching for at least one attacker who is at large.
The capital remains on high alert following the incident.
This is what we know so far:
- The attack began around 8pm in six different locations across central Vienna. The location of the initial shooting is close to a major synagogue.
"We experienced an attack yesterday evening by at least one Islamist terrorist, a situation that we have not had to live through in Austria for decades," Nehammer said.
"We are currently going through difficult times in our republic. I would like to thank all the emergency services who risk their lives, especially today for our safety. Our police will take decisive action against the perpetrators of this hideous terrorist attack."
- Sebastian Kurz via Twitter