Vienna Shooting Attack: Live Updates (original) (raw)
Europe|Terrorist Shooting in Capital of Austria
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Terrorist Shooting in Capital of Austria
A gunman killed by the police was an Islamic State “sympathizer,” the interior minister said. The police were searching for possible accomplices on Tuesday morning.
Here’s what you need to know:
- The slain gunman was an ISIS ‘sympathizer,’ an official says.
- As the immediate danger passed, the city stayed on edge.
- With the target unclear, the authorities discouraged speculation.
- A mild evening out, and then gunfire.
- Witnesses posted dramatic videos of the attack.
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Several people were reported injured in the shooting Monday night in the heart of Austria’s capital. The interior minister called it an “obvious terrorist attack.”CreditCredit...Roland Schlager/Agence France-Presse, via Getty Images
The slain gunman was an ISIS ‘sympathizer,’ an official says.
A terrorist attack in central Vienna on Monday night left at least four people dead and many others wounded, including a police officer, government officials said.
One gunman was killed by the police. Austria’s interior minister, Karl Nehammer, called that gunman an Islamic State “sympathizer” at a Tuesday morning news conference. He did not reveal the man’s name, but he said the police had searched his apartment.
The police were still searching for possible accomplices on Tuesday morning, with about 1,000 officers fanning out across Vienna. The search was concentrated on central Vienna, and officials urged people to avoid the area.
But they also appeared to raise the possibility that the slain gunman had acted alone, though the authorities had previously said there were multiple attackers. Mr. Nehammer said the gunman killed by the police had been wearing a belt that looked like an explosive device, but later proved to be fake.
At least 14 people were injured, six of them seriously, according to Harold Soros, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry.
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