Terrorist attack in Vienna: Ex-DFB national player describes scenes - tennis professional was also "very close"

Terror in Vienna: Interior Minister Nehammer announces details about the perpetrator.

There are now five dead passers-by.

• There was

  a terrorist attack

  in

  Vienna

  on Monday (November 2nd).

  There are six crime scenes and five dead.

• According to the Austrian Ministry of the Interior, one of the alleged perpetrators, a 20-year-old, has

  an Austrian and North Macedonian passport

  and was shot (updates 10:23 a.m. and 11:08 a.m.).

• An accomplice is probably still on the run.

  There is still no all-clear on Tuesday.

  Citizens should stay at home.

• This news ticker is updated continuously.

5:56 p.m.:

There is a German among the victims.

This was confirmed by the German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.

3:07 p.m.:

The Austrian Ministry of the Interior has no evidence of a

in the terrorist attack in Vienna.

Interior Minister

in Vienna

that this is evident from the previous investigations and the evaluations of many of the 20,000 or so videos that the citizens made available to the police

.

After

in the vicinity of the shot 20-year-old assassin,

provisionally arrested.

The man, who had already been imprisoned for attempting membership in a terrorist organization, had succeeded

in

the authorities about the failure of his

when he was released early

, according to Nehammer.

There were no warnings about the danger posed by the 20-year-old.

2:14 p.m.:

A fifth victim has now been confirmed.

As

reported by

, a 21-year-old died of serious injuries in the hospital.

1:27 p.m.:

In addition to football coach

, former tennis professional

close to the action in Vienna.

The Olympic tennis champion in singles and doubles, who has been coach of the Austrian US Open winner Dominic Thiem since April 2019, initially tweeted: “Hello guys, I'm in the center of Vienna very close to the attacks.” Later he added: “Me am already in the hotel.

We were locked in the restaurant as a precaution.

Thanks to everyone for the worried news. "

After the attack: Vienna asked North Macedonia for information about the perpetrators

12.56 p.m.:

Austria has turned to the authorities in

, from where the Vienna

came from.

The North Macedonian Ministry of the Interior announced this on Tuesday in the capital Skopje.

The Austrian police asked the police association Europol for cooperation and relevant information about the attacker, reported the television station A1.

According to name and origin, the terrorist belonged to the Albanian minority in North Macedonia.

As local media reported on Tuesday, he came from the village of

(Albanian: Cellopek) near the city of Tetovo.

The area is almost exclusively inhabited by ethnic Albanians.

This minority makes up around 25 percent of the population of the small Balkan country and is largely committed to Islam.

The majority population consists of Orthodox Slavic Macedonians.

Islam is considered moderate in the Balkans.

During and after the

(1992-1995) there was limited radicalization among Muslims there.

Several hundred mostly young Muslims from the Balkans joined the IS terrorist militia around 2014, when it achieved temporary military successes in Syria and Iraq.

The governments of the Balkan countries made membership in IS a criminal offense.

Numerous IS returnees were brought to justice and sentenced.

Attack in Vienna: Bavaria increases controls and searches at the border

12.30 p.m.: The

federal and border police in

have

intensified

controls and

on the

with Austria during the night.

Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) said that there is close contact with the authorities in the neighboring country and the Federal Criminal Police Office to assess the current risk situation.

"Unfortunately, the terrorist attack in Vienna once again shows the ugly grimace of Islamist terrorism," said Herrmann.

In Bavaria, too, there is a "number of dangerous Islamists" who are the focus of the police and the protection of the constitution.

12.15 p.m.:

More details about the perpetrator have now been made known.

According to the Austrian Ministry of the Interior, the

20-year-old

shot around

near the

in downtown Vienna

on Monday evening

, killing at least four people and injuring more than a dozen others.

Then he was shot dead by the police.

At least seven people are "in a critical, life-threatening condition," said a clinic association spokeswoman.

A police officer was shot and injured by the perpetrator, said Kurz.

According to the clinic's spokeswoman, he is in a "critically stable" condition.

Interior Minister Nehammer said on Tuesday about the assassin: "He was equipped with a dummy explosives belt and an automatic long weapon, a handgun and a machete to carry out this disgusting attack on innocent citizens." There were extensive raids in the area of ​​the perpetrator .

Here are

was.

Two people were arrested in St. Pölten.

As APA reported, citing a police spokesman, there were also two

in the Lower Austrian capital

.

The "courier" reported on Tuesday on its website that it was the address of the alleged assassin.

Nobody resisted.

Austria honors the victims of the terrorist act on Monday evening with three days of national mourning.

According to the police, there were

.

One of them is right next to the

.

The chairman of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde, Oskar Deutsch, wrote on Twitter that it could not be said whether it was one of the targets.

Terrorist attack in Vienna: Minute's silence at Champions League game

11:54 a.m.:

After the terror attack, there will be a

before the Champions League game of FC Bayern Munich on Tuesday (9 p.m.) at Red Bull Salzburg

.

The Austrian master also wears a

in memory of the victims

.

This was reported by the Apa news agency.

There

was initially no mention of

increased

around the stadium.

The Salzburg police have announced, among other things, to show increased presence in public places, traffic hubs and in the old town of Salzburg.

The

had arrived on Monday evening by bus in Salzburg to the next group match.

11.41 a.m.:

Just

after the first shots, the Vienna

is said to have been shot himself by

.

This is reported by "Bild".

Accordingly, the terrorist also

an

belt, which turned out to be a dummy.

At 4.35 a.m., the assassin's body was removed.

Ex-soccer player Patrick Helmes and family witnessed terror in Vienna

11:24 am:

and his family witnessed the terrorist attacks on Monday evening in Vienna.

The 36-year-old ex-national soccer player works

as a coach

for the Austrian first division side

and visited a restaurant on Schwedenplatz with the club's supervisory team as well as his wife and two children (2 years, 6 months).

"We were right in the middle,"

said Helmes about the "Express",

Gunshots could be heard on the street, people fleeing stormed into the restaurant, sometimes jumping under tables to seek protection.

The

barricaded themselves in the

.

"That was an absolute exception and a stressful situation with pictures of people in fear of death that you don't want to see," said the long-time Cologne and Leverkusen resident.

The staff locked the doors and turned off the elevators.

A little later, masked emergency services secured the building in direct danger.

Only at

could the guests leave the restaurant.

11:19:

Even the

and

have strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack in Vienna.

"This attack has shown once again that terrorism and extremism know no borders and for whatever reasons must be condemned," said Iran's Foreign Office spokesman Said Chatibsadeh on Tuesday.

An end to

in the West could also lead to an end to Islamist terror, the spokesman added, according to the Isna news agency.

"We are saddened by the news that there are dead and wounded as a result of the terrorist attack in Vienna," said the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

"We

we

our condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives and wish the wounded a speedy recovery." Turkey stands by Austria's side in solidarity.

Terrorist attack in Vienna: alleged perpetrator wanted to join IS and was in custody

11:08 a.m.:

Further details about the perpetrator are now known.

The alleged bomber wanted to travel to Syria in the past to join the

militia.

He was prevented from and instead on 25 April 2019 because of membership in a terrorist organization to

sentenced been, Austria's Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) told the news agency APA.

The man with North Macedonian roots was "released prematurely" on December 5th.

He was considered a young adult and thus fell under the privileges of the Juvenile Court Act.

10.55 a.m.:

Two young men are celebrated on the Internet for their

.

Recep Gültekin and Mikail Özen helped an elderly lady and a wounded Austrian police officer on the evening of the attack - while shots were still being fired, as can be seen on videos.

"We wanted to drink the last coffee before the curfews and we ended up in the middle of the battle," Özen said of the situation on Instagram.

According to their own statements, the two martial artists

suddenly heard gunshots

at

in downtown Vienna and saw bleeding passers-by.

A local resident recorded the scenes from his apartment on an upper floor. 

#avusturya

TURKISH BOXER MİKAİL ÖZEN AND RECEP GÜLTEKİN HELPING A POLICE AND WOMAN IN THE ATTACK IN VIENNA

They were HURT while saying don't leave and protect the people = 🙏 # vienna #wien #turks #viyana #avusturya #viennaattack #sondakika #news #attack #austria pic.twitter.com/TnnobKp6GU

- Ayhan71 (@AyhanTnr) November 3, 2020

The men first helped an elderly lady to get to safety.

After that, they saw a wounded policeman.

“We just couldn't just watch.

We ran over there and took him to the ambulance, ”explained Özen.

The two Viennese

their

, as can be seen on the photos.

Videos on her Instagram account show how the men were injured and bleeding.

But even after their mission they seemed completely calm.

Gültekin had to be treated in hospital because of what he said was a "small gunshot wound" on his leg.

The men condemned the act sharply: "We Muslims of Turkish descent abhor any kind of terror, we stand by Austria, we stand for Vienna," declared Özen.

10:43 am:

"The armed

completely taken over the protection of the property.

We have convened the National Security Council.

Today we will remember the victims of the attack together.

.

We will never forget the victims and together we will defend our core values. "

10:41 am:

“Our

the

and those who

showed

, including those who made videos.

Our thanks go to our international partners who immediately expressed their sympathy and solidarity.

We will fight extremism and terrorism together.

United by our values, we stand side by side. "

10:40 am:

“We mustn't fall into their trap.

Islamism wants to divide our society.

Our enemy are the

, not a religious community.

There was no tolerance for intolerance in our society.

It is a struggle between civilization and barbarism.

We will lead it with all determination. "

But we must always be aware that this is not a dispute between Christians and Muslims or between Austrians and migrants.

This is a struggle between the many people who believe in peace and the few who want war.

- Sebastian Kurz (@sebastiankurz) November 3, 2020

Chancellor Kurz: "Clearly Islamist attack"

10:38 am:

“We often see Austria as an island of souls.

We are fortunate to live in a fundamentally safe country, but the world is not safe.

The attack was clearly an

and motivated out of hatred.

Last night will be tragic in our history.

The attack was aimed at all of us, our society.

But we will not be intimidated by the terrorists.

We will hunt down the perpetrators, pursue them. "

10:35 a.m.:

Kurz is now here.

“I turn to you, deeply concerned.

Our population was the target of a brutal terrorist attack yesterday.

Four defenseless civilians were brutally murdered:

An executive officer was shot and wounded.

14 other people were seriously injured.

Our condolences go out to the bereaved families of the victims. "

10:28 a.m.:

The press conference with Austria's Chancellor Kurz will begin in a few moments.

10:23 a.m.:

The perpetrator is probably a

.

The suspect, who Sörs' superior, Austria's Interior Minister Karl Neuhammer (ÖVP) named to the APA news agency, had a relevant criminal record for membership in a terrorist organization.

He was shot dead by the police.

Update from November 3, 9.42 a.m.: In

view of the attack at 9 a.m. - via video conference - the government is holding a special council of ministers.

At 10.30 a.m., Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) addressed the population in a speech.

Terrorist attack in Vienna: Fourth fatality succumbs to his injuries - ambiguity in the search for perpetrators

Update from November 3rd, 7.56 a.m.:

As reported by oe24.at, a fourth civilian fatality has been confirmed.

Interior Minister Nehammer told the APA agency that a woman between 40 and 50 years of age died in the hospital.

Two women and two men now fell victim to the terrorist attack.

In addition, the perpetrator died.

It is also unclear whether the murdered perpetrator still had accomplices.

The authority assumes a maximum of four perpetrators.

The interior ministry spokesman said the investigation is "in full swing".

Vienna: Terrorist attack confirmed - citizens should stay at home - border controls are tightened

Update from November 2, 7:10 a.m

.: According to the Austrian police,

the terror attack in Vienna on Monday evening

.

There are two men and one woman.

In addition, there was the perpetrator shot by the police, it was said on Tuesday morning.

The police also spoke of at least 15 people, some seriously injured.

The perpetrator shot by the police during the attack in Vienna was a supporter of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist militia.

The Austrian Interior Minister

described the killed attacker on Tuesday morning as "sympathizers of the IS terrorist

".

The man was armed with an assault rifle and also carried a dummy explosive belt.

Apparently he wanted to spread panic.

Meanwhile, the Austrian police were looking for at least one other fugitive assassin with a large contingent of hundreds of officials.

The suspect's home was searched for incriminating material, it said.

1000 officials are in action in Vienna.

"We can currently not rule out that there are other perpetrators," said Nehammer.

The relevant investigations were in full swing.

Vienna: Terrorist attack confirmed - no all-clear, citizens should stay at home - border controls are tightened

Update November 3rd, 1.20 a.m.:

Much of the situation in Vienna is still unclear.

Another press conference is scheduled for 6 a.m.

Until then, the following applies in Vienna: Citizens should urgently stay at home.

At least one perpetrator is still on the run.

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Left: A photo of the mission in Vienna.

Right: Interior Minister Karl Nehammer at the press conference that night.

© Ronald Zak / AP / dpa / Joe Klamar / AFP

Update November 3, 1:12 a.m.:

The General Director for Public Security,

, announced that

would be strengthened.

According to him, roadblocks should be erected within Vienna. 

Update 3.11., 1.10

.:

appeared

in a press conference for the media

after the

in

around 1.08 a.m.

He called it “the hardest day for Austria for many years.

We are dealing with a terrorist attack, the severity of which we have fortunately not been able to experience in Austria for a long time. "

Special forces would have eliminated a terrorist who was heavily armed with an assault rifle.

At least one perpetrator is on the run.

The citizens of Vienna

and

avoid

the

.

In addition, there is

on Tuesday, parents can leave their children at home if this is possible.

“Whoever attacks one of us attacks us all,” Nehammer continues.

Our article as of

November 3rd

Vienna - A mild November evening before the lockdown, hundreds of people stroll through the

nightlife district

in downtown

.

Suddenly there are numerous

.

Panic breaks out.

An incident occurred near the synagogue on Monday evening that Interior Minister

described

as an apparent

attack

around two hours later

(to the ticker).

An initial assessment by the police:

.

Shots were fired

at

.

Terror in Vienna: No all-clear until 11:18 p.m.

Interior Minister

later unable to give the all-clear.

The police are still looking for suspects after the alleged terrorist attack in Vienna.

“

against the alleged terrorists,” said Nehammer on ORF late Monday evening.

He said there were several heavily armed perpetrators.

The minister again appealed to citizens to avoid public places.

The police were also unable to give the all-clear in a tweet at 11:18 p.m.

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

Vienna: Sebastian Kurz confirms: “Definitely a terrorist attack” - no all-clear

Austria's Chancellor

(ÖVP) made a

similar statement

- there was no all-clear.

"It is

" said Kurz on Tuesday night on the ORF broadcaster.

He urged the population to stay in a safe place and keep an eye on the news.

"Whether it is possible to take up public life as normal tomorrow morning will depend heavily on tonight and

" said Kurz.

According

to Kurz, the

is still open.

An anti-Semitic background cannot be ruled out given the crime scene, Kurz said with a view to the location of the first shots near a

.

“We can't really say anything about the background.”

Kurz

said

the security situation in the city was still very tense, and the emergency services were looking for several perpetrators at full speed.

A perpetrator had been eliminated.

Kurz spoke of 15 injured.

A wounded police officer is now out of danger.

Even

.

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

The authorities appealed to the two million residents to stay at home.

In addition to the police, soldiers were also on duty.

A

expected at

around 1 a.m.

Terror in Vienna: one attacker and one passer-by killed - 15 injured

According to a preliminary assessment, an attacker and a passerby were killed in the exchange of fire in downtown Vienna.

In addition, according to the rescue services,

.

The police spoke of six crime scenes.

Several perpetrators with "long weapons" were involved in the attack.

The first shots were fired in Seitenstettengasse, a busy street in the center.

The synagogue is also located there.

The chairman of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde, Oskar Deutsch, wrote on Twitter that it could not be said whether it was one of the targets.

"What is certain, however, is that both the synagogue (...) and the office building at the same address were

no longer in operation and closed

at the time of the first shots

."

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

On a video a perpetrator can be seen

shooting at random in the bars

near the

, says the editor-in-chief of the city magazine “Falter”, Florian Klenk.

It remains unclear whether the synagogue itself was the target of the attack.

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

The chairman of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde, Oskar Deutsch, wrote on Twitter that it could not be said whether the

one of the targets.

"What is certain, however, is that both the synagogue in Seitenstettengasse and the office building at the same address were no longer in operation and closed at the time of the first shots."

The

have called together all available forces and are looking for the perpetrators in the historic center of the two million city.

According to Klenk, some unsettled passers-by raise their hands so the police officers can see that they are unarmed.

It is rumored that at least one of the perpetrators

is wearing

an

belt.

That increases the nervousness.

Terror in Vienna: Google marks the scene of the crime with warning signs

After the attack in downtown Vienna,

one of the crime scenes with a warning sign.

On Seitenstettengasse at Schwedenplatz, a red exclamation mark with the inscription "Vienna - incident" was displayed in the Google map service.

The police had previously tweeted that shots had been fired right there around 8 p.m.

Helicopters are circling over the city center and there is a state of emergency in the late evening.

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.

Terror in Vienna: Citizens should avoid public places

The police called on citizens to avoid public places.

“We are working with all possible forces.

Please avoid all public places in the city area, "it said on Twitter.

It was also asked

.

"DO NOT post videos and photos on social media, this endangers both emergency services and the civilian population!"

After the alleged terrorist attack, the

with

now also deployed in downtown Vienna

.

The Austrian

have taken over the entire property protection in the capital, reported the news agency APA, citing the Chancellery.

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

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Police officers check a person after the terrorist attack in Vienna.

© Georg Hochmuth / APA / dpa

The streets in the districts close to the city center emptied late in the evening, and isolated passers-by walk past at a faster pace.

A few more guests are sitting in front of a bar a few streets out of town, almost all of them are staring at their smartphones.

According to the police,

in the inner city of Vienna from time to time

.

"Stay safe, leave public places immediately," tweeted the police.

List of rubric lists: © Roland Schlager / dpa