Year: 2020

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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During the period of initial restrictions, supermarkets should close earlier. During the period of the lockdown, Austrian retail stores are to close as early as 7 p.m. This was agreed upon by the social partners in the retail sector, the trade union GPA-djp and the Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ), as they announced on Monday. “Following the agreement of the social partners, a decree by the Ministry of Health is now needed to ensure legal certainty for the opening hours regulation”. The opening of stores in the morning at an earlier…

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