Terror in Vienna: three dead, many injured - Interior Minister Nehammer assumes an Islamist motive

Shots rang out in Vienna on Monday evening.

Numerous people were injured, several died.

At least one perpetrator is still on the run.

• Several shots were fired in Vienna on Monday evening.

  Numerous people were injured, several died.

• Chancellor Sebastian Kurz spoke of a "disgusting terrorist attack".

• Up to ten perpetrators are currently in the city center, there are six attack sites.

Update from November 3, 6:25 a.m

.: After the

, the

to

.

from the Vienna State Police

confirmed this

at the PK with

in Vienna

: "There are three civilian deaths - the fourth dead person is the perpetrator himself," he said on Tuesday morning.

Update from November 3, 6:17 am

: At the PK in Vienna

,

for the

about the attack, of which the investigators have currently evaluated "about 20 percent".

Update from November 3rd, 6:07 am

:

After the

Austria's Interior Minister

once again expressed

himself

at a press conference in the state capital: “During these difficult hours, our thoughts are with the victims and their relatives.

We saw an attack by

last night

.

Austria has not experienced anything like this for decades, ”he said on Tuesday morning.

The assassin was a sympathizer of the

militia

, so Nehammer.

Terror in Vienna: At least two dead, many injured - no all-clear yet

Update from November 3, 5.29 a.m

.: At least one other perpetrator of the

searched for

in a

manhunt, as the Mayor of Vienna

.

In a video link with the live TV of the portal

he spoke

of a "despicable act".

Update of November 3, 5:01

: The

on Monday evening in

are

Service.

A woman injured in the attack died in the hospital, as the

of

told

the television broadcaster

.

At least one person had previously been killed in the attack.

In addition, according to the authorities, one of the alleged perpetrators was shot by the police.

In addition to the at least two dead, several other people were injured by the attack, including a police officer.

Even after midnight there was still

.

The entire center of the Austrian capital was largely cordoned off. 

were ordered to protect property. 

At least one of the alleged attackers was still on the

that

night

, as the

announced.

He appealed to the residents of Vienna to stay at home and avoid the city center.

Children in the Austrian capital do not have to go to school on Tuesday.

The background to the attack was initially unclear.

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Large-scale police operation in Vienna.

Several people were injured after being shot.

The Interior Ministry speaks of a terrorist attack.

© Georg Hochmuth / dpa

Six crime scenes confirmed - one perpetrator shot, at least one other on the run 

Update from November 3, 1:55 a.m

.: Almost six hours after the shots in Vienna, the danger in the Austrian capital has not yet been averted.

The police have already been able to secure important findings.

Since at least one perpetrator is still on the run, they did not want to comment too extensively on the current status of the investigation.

The following has been secured so far (as of November 3rd, 1.55 a.m.):

• Around 8 p.m., shots in the Seitenstettengasse area.

• Several perpetrators with long guns.

• A heavily armed perpetrator was shot dead.

• One civilian was killed in the attack.

• There are several seriously injured.

• Currently six crime scenes.

• At least one perpetrator on the run.

It is still unclear after the terrorist attack:

• The number of deaths.

• The number of assassins.

• The motive for the attack.

Update from November 3, 1:38 a.m

.: The Director General for Public Security, Franz Ruf, announced that controls at the Austrian borders would be strengthened.

According to him, roadblocks should be erected within Vienna.

Update from November 3, 1:27 a.m

.: There are still many Viennese in pubs and restaurants in the city center.

The police asked them to stay inside for the time being.

They can now make their way home, as

told oe24.

The police presence in and around Schwedenplatz would ensure a safe coming home.

In addition, the mayor of Vienna once again expressed his thanks to the emergency services on site.

Update from November 3, 1:16 a.m.:

The PK has ended.

The current findings are only “snapshots”. At 6 o'clock there should be another statement from the Ministry of the Interior.

Terror in Vienna: press conference in the Ministry of the Interior - at least one perpetrator on the run

Update from November 3, 1:13 a.m

.:

, Vienna Police Commissioner, once again spoke of several attack sites.

However, these had "not yet been processed in a differentiated manner." Pürstl also confirmed that a suspected perpetrator had died.

You are roughly clear about your identity, but you still have to conduct an investigation.

The police chief did not provide any information as to whether and, if so, how many people were arrested.

Update from November 3rd,

1:12

: Nehammer spoke of "several deaths." However, the ÖVP politician did not confirm the seven deaths mentioned in the Austrian media.

Update from November 3rd, 1:11 am

: Now it is important to stand together, because "whoever attacks one of us attacks us all." The country is facing a "very challenging situation", a crisis team has been set up.

Nehammer thanked the rescue workers and police several times for their tireless efforts during these difficult hours.

Update from November 3rd,

am

: Interior Minister

begins and makes it clear that the danger has still not been averted: "According to the current state of knowledge, there is still at least one perpetrator on the run." Nehammer appealed urgently to the population stay at home.

Children don't have to go to school on Wednesday.

Due to the current situation, there will be no compulsory schooling in Vienna tomorrow.

Children can therefore stay at home, excused.

The schools are of course open to all those for whom this is not possible.

Stay safe and above all healthy!

- City of Vienna (@Stadt_Wien) November 3, 2020

Terror in Vienna: press conference with Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP)

Update from November 3rd, 1:08 am

: The press conference begins.

Update from November 3, 00:56

: The Ministry of the Interior is still advising.

The PK is now set to shortly after 1 a.m.

Update from November 3rd, 12:35 am

: In response to the fatal shots in Vienna, the Czech police announced "random" checks on the border with the neighboring country.

The police are in contact with their Austrian colleagues, said Interior Minister

.

In Bavaria, on the other hand, there were initially no increased controls on the border with Austria, as the Federal Police Directorate Potsdam explained on AFP request.

Update from November 3rd, 12:28 am

: The press conference is a little late and is expected around 0.45 am.

Update from November 3rd, 12:17 am

: According to information from the ORF, the alleged attacker who was killed was killed in front of the Ruprechtskirche, the oldest church in Vienna.

The man is still there and is currently being examined because he is actually supposed to be wearing an explosive belt.

Therefore, the police assume that the other perpetrators should be heavily armed.

Terror in Vienna: Search for the motive - background still unclear

Update from November 3, 12:13 a.m

.: Kurz currently assumes that the act was meticulously planned.

Apparently, the attackers deliberately chose November 2nd, as on that day the streets of the capital were initially busy for the last time due to the upcoming lockdown.

Update from November 3rd, 00:09 am

: In addition, the Chancellor stated: “We cannot say anything

the background.

An anti-Semitic background cannot be ruled out because of the location. ”One thing is clear, however:“ It is definitely a terrorist attack. ”Kurz also confirmed that not all perpetrators have been caught yet.

The danger is not over.

Update from November 3, 00:06

: As Kurz announced on ORF, the policeman who was shot was seriously injured, but now out of danger.

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Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was dismayed by the shots in downtown Vienna and made it clear: "It is definitely a terrorist attack."

© Federal Criminal Police Office via HANDOUT

Terror in Vienna: police operation is ongoing - "we are still in combat"

Update from November 3, 00:01 a.m.:

The second corona lockdown actually begins in Austria in these minutes.

But the pandemic cannot be thought of at the moment.

The police operation is still ongoing.

Interior Minister

, the Director General for Public Security,

, and the Vienna Police President

want to

a press conference

shortly

.

Update from November 2, 11:57 p.m

.: The police are still looking for suspects.

"We are still in the fight against the alleged terrorists," said Interior Minister

just on ORF.

He said there were several heavily armed perpetrators.

The ÖVP politician again appealed to citizens to avoid public spaces.

According to a preliminary assessment, an attacker and a passerby were killed.

Reports of a police officer killed have not yet been confirmed.

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Vienna faces an uncertain night.

It is currently quiet, but more perpetrators are expected.

© Herbert Neubauer / APA / dpa

Terror in Vienna: perpetrators shot "indiscriminately at people in bars" - probably three people on the run

Update from November 2, 11:50 p.m

.: The situation in Vienna is still confusing.

According to Austrian reporters, a large number of police officers are still on duty.

In the meantime, the focus is increasingly being placed on places of worship.

For example,

barricaded.

Update from November 2, 11:39 p.m

.: Vienna's mayor

(SPÖ) has stated that one of the attackers may have worn an explosives belt.

There is this assumption, he said on Monday evening on ORF.

"We will soon know more whether it was such an explosive belt," said the politician.

It is not yet clear how many assassins were involved.

The 59-year-old also said there was “no reliable information about the background”.

explained that in the attack "people in the pubs" were shot at random - especially those who were sitting outside.

It cannot be estimated at the moment whether there are "further dangers."

Update from November 2, 11:33 p.m.:

As reported by oe24, the police are currently looking for three perpetrators.

Accordingly, the all-clear cannot yet be given.

From police circles there is still talk of seven dead.

This information has not yet been confirmed.

Terror in Vienna: Chancellor Kurz speaks of a "disgusting terrorist attack"

Update from November 2, 11:29 p.m

.: Austria's

(ÖVP) has condemned the shots in Vienna as a “disgusting terrorist attack”.

“Our police will take decisive action against the perpetrators of this hideous terrorist attack,” wrote the Austrian head of government on Twitter.

“We are currently experiencing difficult times in our republic.

I would like to thank all the emergency services who risk their lives for our safety, especially today, ”Kurz continued.

"The whole country is in thoughts with the victims, injured and their families, to whom I express my deepest condolences."

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Update from November 2, 11:22 p.m

.:

is facing an uncertain night.

The top priority in the city of almost two million people is currently to stay at home and avoid public places.

Local public transport should also not be used, as the police announced on Twitter.

The following still applies: stay at home!

When on the go, seek refuge!

Avoid public places, do not use public transport!

# 0211w

- POLIZEI VIENNA (@LPDWien) November 2, 2020

Update from November 2, 11:09 p.m

.: As the Federal Chancellery said, after the attack 

 , the armed forces had also been activated.

The military take over all property protection in the federal capital.

In addition, parts of the Jagdkommando are available to support the fight against terrorism.

Terror in Vienna: five alleged perpetrators apparently arrested

Update from November 2, 11:04 p.m

.: As reported by oe24.at, five alleged perpetrators were caught.

Four of them were arrested at the Wiener Graben.

Update from November 2nd, 10.55 p.m

.: There is a synagogue in the immediate vicinity of the crime scene in Seitenstettengasse.

However, it is not yet clear whether she was actually the immediate target of the attack.

Update from November 2, 10:51 p.m

.: In the meantime, the Austrian Chancellor

(ÖVP) has arrived at the Ministry of the Interior to get an idea of ​​the situation with the country's political leaders.

Update from November 2, 10:46 p.m

.: The

working meticulously to get the situation under control.

The search for the alleged other perpetrators continues.

According

to Austrian journalists, the

situation in and around

is very quiet.

It is reported of "ghostly silence".

However, the all-clear cannot yet be spoken of.

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The Vienna police have cordoned off the area in downtown Vienna around Schwedenplatz.

People who are still on site are checked.

© Roland Schlager / APA / dpa

Update from November 2, 10:38 p.m

.: A total of 15 people were injured at the moment and were admitted to the Vienna hospital.

Seven of them are seriously injured, a spokesman for the hospital confirmed.

Update from November 2, 10:34 p.m

.: It has now been officially confirmed that an alleged perpetrator was shot by the police.

In addition, apparently a passerby and a police officer died.

However, this information has not yet been confirmed.

The Vienna police stated that a police officer was among the seriously injured.

What we can confirm so far:

* Around 8:00 p.m. shots from the Seitenstettengasse area

* Several perpetrators with long weapons (rifles)

* Currently.

total of 6 crime scenes

* 1 fatality, several seriously injured, including a police officer

* 1 perpetrator shot by police # 0211w

- POLIZEI VIENNA (@LPDWien) November 2, 2020

Terror in Vienna: Shots in the capital - meanwhile six attack sites

Update from November 2, 10:29 p.m

.: As the ORF wants to know from police

, the authorities are currently

six crime scenes.

Further details are not known.

A paramedic said there were several dead - how many is not yet clear.

Update from November 2, 10:18 p.m

.: In

increasing

signs that there are several attack sites.

The

reports on a hostage-taking in a restaurant on

.

There should also have been shots in a subway.

There are said to be a total of ten assassins.

Several of them are still out and about with long guns in the city center.

The people in the inner districts of the Austrian capital are therefore strongly advised to stay in their homes.

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The terrorist attack in Vienna is not over yet.

Several perpetrators are in the city center.

© - / ap / dpa

Update from November 2, 10:10 p.m

.: The shots in Vienna are now apparently officially classified as a terrorist attack.

The ORF reports.

Update from November 2, 10:07 p.m

.: The shots in Vienna are probably an attack by several perpetrators.

How many people are involved is not known.

An eyewitness was just interviewed at oe24.tv, according to which there are supposed to be seven perpetrators.

However, the information available is very diffuse and the information has not been officially confirmed.

Update from November 2, 10:01 p.m

.: The

in

unclear.

There have been reports of additional crime scenes.

The police are supposed to be mainly on

, a lively nightlife area at a

traffic junction on the Danube Canal.

Update from November 2, 9:59 p.m

.: As reported by oe24, a suspected perpetrator was shot by the police.

Shots in Vienna: Interior Minister Nehammer - "the attack is still ongoing"

Update from November 2, 9:54 p.m

.: According to Interior Minister

the shots in Vienna are

"apparently" a terrorist attack.

"The attack is still ongoing," said the minister on Monday evening on ORF.

Update from November 2nd, 9:51 p.m.:

The situation in

is still tense.

It cannot yet be said how many perpetrators there are in total.

Local public transport has been discontinued for the time being.

21:47 The Wiener Linien no longer stops in the 1st district.

Stay safe, leave public places immediately!

# 0211w

- POLIZEI VIENNA (@LPDWien) November 2, 2020

Terror in Vienna: numerous dead - several attack sites?

Update from November 2, 9.48 p.m

.: Apparently there were

several dead

in the attack in

.

One of them is said to be a police officer.

In a special broadcast by oe24.at there was just talk of seven fatalities.

Media reports that a hostage-taking was said to have taken place in a pub have not yet been confirmed.

According to

there are indications that attacks should have taken place in other locations as well.

It is unclear what this actually looked like.

Update from November 2, 9:37 p.m

.: After the shots in

, an alleged perpetrator was arrested.

This was reported by the Austrian news agency APA on Monday evening, citing the

the

.

According to a ministry spokeswoman, a police officer was shot and seriously injured in the exchange of fire near Schwedenplatz.

It has not yet been confirmed whether the nearby synagogue * was the target of the attack, the spokeswoman said.

The background * was still unclear.

At first it also remained open whether it was a single or multiple perpetrators.

Shots in Vienna: eyewitness reports of "at least 50 shots"

Update from November 2nd, 9:29 pm

: An eyewitness just said in an

that there had been “at least 50 shots”.

“It sounded like a blast.

Then you noticed that these were shots.

Then you saw a person running down the Seitenstetten.

She shot wildly with an automatic weapon.

He then turned down, at the Roten Engel (

) from there in the direction of

.

He continued to shoot wildly there.

Then the police came and fired. "

Update from November 2, 9:23 p.m

.: After the shots in downtown Vienna, the situation remains unclear.

Videos broadcast by private broadcaster Oe24 on Monday evening showed a masked shooter who fired at least two shots in the street.

Another video showed a large pool of blood outside a restaurant.

Immediately after the shooting, other videos showed how passers-by ran through the pedestrian zones in a panic.

According to reporters, some raised their arms to show the police that they were unarmed.

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The Schwedenplatz in Vienna is now largely cordoned off.

The police are appealing to local residents to stay in their homes.

© Georg Hochmuth / APA / dpa

Vienna: Apparently attack on the synagogue in the city center?

Several dead - explosive device detonated?

First report

: Vienna - Several shots were fired in downtown Vienna.

Apparently there are several injured.

The police call on residents to stay in their homes.

#Rush #Currently there is a major police operation in the #InnerenStadt.

We are increasingly on site with our resources.

More precise circumstances are currently being collected.

As soon as we have more details, you will find out here.

- POLIZEI VIENNA (@LPDWien) November 2, 2020

The Vienna police wrote on Twitter: “There is currently a major police operation in the inner city.

We are increasingly on site with our resources.

More precise circumstances are currently being collected.

You will find out here as soon as we have more details. "

Shots in Vienna: the perpetrator apparently blew himself up in Vienna - other people on the run?

As the Kronen-Zeitung reports, there is said to have been an attack on the

.

In addition, shots were fired near Schwedenplatz.

According to the Austrian daily, a perpetrator blew himself up on site.

Other alleged accomplices are currently still on the run.

The police cordon off the area extensively and advise residents to stay in their homes.

A video is currently circulating on Twitter showing the police in action.

Shots can also be heard.

Numerous people are said to have been injured.

Reports are currently circulating that several people have died.

This has not yet been confirmed by the authorities.

A police officer is said to have been shot and his life is in danger.

The Interior Ministry spoke to the APA news agency about either a

or a

.

Further information follows

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