Month: November 2020

After the Islamist terrorist attack in downtown Vienna on Tuesday, there were no indications of a second perpetrator for the time being. This was said by Minister of the Interior Karl Nehammer at a press conference in the afternoon. Four people and the perpetrator were killed, a total of 22 other people were injured. In the vicinity of the perpetrator, 18 house searches were carried out in Vienna and Lower Austria, and 14 people were provisionally arrested. Nevertheless, an increased security alert was maintained. According to the Minister of the…

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The assassin who was shot by the police was 20 years old. He had previously been detained because he had tried to travel to Syria and join the IS. It took only nine minutes after the first emergency call to the police – then the assassin was already dead. Before he was shot by the police, the man – and suspected other perpetrators – caused a bloodbath in downtown Vienna. The police have meanwhile identified the assassin. The man (name known to the editorial staff) was 20 years old, had…

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After the attack in Vienna on Monday evening, politicians throughout Europe expressed their solidarity with Austria most especially with the victims of the attact. The Democratic presidential candidate in the USA, Joe Biden, called for unity against hatred and violence. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed her “shock and sadness”. Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron and UN Secretary General António Guterres also strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Vienna. In view of the terrorist attack in Vienna, the Democratic presidential candidate in the USA, Joe Biden, called for…

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After the terrorist attack on Monday evening in Vienna, Minister of the Interior Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) took stock of the situation in a press conference on Tuesday morning and called on the population to stay at home. His thoughts were with the victims and their families. Minister Nehammer talk about three victims – two men and one woman – and 15 seriously injured. The fourth dead is an assassin who has now been identified. It had been an attack by at least one Islamist.According to Nehammer, it was a situation…

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Major police operation in Vienna City: Three dead confirmed, one perpetrator shot. Minister of the Interior speaks of a terrorist attack. Investigations underway On Monday evening at about 8 p.m. a bloody terror attack took place in Vienna. Shots were fired at six crime scenes in downtown Vienna. At least three people – two men, one woman – were killed, 15 others were injured. An officer on duty was also injured. According to police commissioner Gerhard Pürstl, one perpetrator was shot dead by the police at 8:09 pm. The apartment…

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In an interview with “ZiB Spezial”, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz confirmed that the attack in downtown Vienna on Monday evening was “definitely a terrorist attack”. The attack had been prepared “very professionally”. The perpetrators were also very well equipped with weapons. Minister of the Interior Kal Nehammer spoke of “the most difficult day for Austria in many years”. Chancellor Kurz spoke of a “disgusting terrorist attack”. One would not bow to this terror and “fight these attacks decisively with all means”. “Whoever attacks one of us attacks us all”, said…

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Shortly after 1 a.m. in the night, a press conference of Interior Minister Karl Nehammer takes place in the Ministry of the Interior. Earlier, he had already condemned the attacks as terrorist attacks. On Twitter he wrote that they were still “in the fight against terror”. “This is the most difficult day for Austria in many years,” said Karl Nehammer at the beginning of the press conference: “We are dealing with a terrorist attack that we have not had to experience for a long time. The Interior Minister spoke of…

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Interior Minister Karl Nehammer called on the population in Vienna again in the morning to stay at home if possible. “If it is possible, please stay at home.” Those who do not have to leave their house or apartment for professional or other important reasons should not do so either. The city center is not accessible by public transportation. The subway lines U1, U2, U3 and U4 do not stop at the inner city stations. Several streetcar and bus lines are being diverted or shortened, Wiener Linien announced at the…

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On Monday evening there was an exchange of fire in the area of Schwedenplatz.On Monday evening, a major operation took place in the area of Vienna’s Schwedenplatz. According to several tweets from the police, shots were fired and there is talk of several injured. According to “Heute” one man is said to have been seriously injured. At first, media and users in the social media reported a terrorist attack on the synagogue, but according to a “Kurier” report this could not be confirmed. According to the police, the background is…

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