Several attackers killed at least one person and seriously injured others in a terrorist attack that started in an area around a synagogue in the Austrian capital Vienna, police and government officials said.
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The army was deployed to guard buildings while the entire police force was focused on containing what authorities said was a continuing attack late Monday in Vienna. wsj.com/articles/three…
Police were trying to establish whether one of the attackers wore an explosive suicide vest, Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig said. The attackers opened fire on people in bars and restaurants, especially on those with outside seating, he told Austrian TV wsj.com/articles/three…
Footage on social media showed a man dressed in white shooting a rifle while running down a street in the vicinity of the synagogue & people tending to a person lying in a pool of blood in front of a restaurant located across the road from the synagogue wsj.com/articles/three…
Austrian Chancellor @sebastiankurz said his government deployed the army to help police secure the city. “We will never be intimidated by terrorism, and we will decisively counter these attacks with all means available,” he said. wsj.com/articles/three…
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