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Vienna Shooting: At least 1 killed near synagogue, many injured as police ask public not to share videos online

More than one gunman opened fire in the capital of Austria, just hours before the European country was expected to go into lockdown in the face of another wave of the coronavirus
UPDATED NOV 2, 2020
(Getty Images)
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On Monday night, multiple persons opened fire in central Vienna, Austria, near the city's main temple -- the Seitenstettengasse synagogue -- just hours before the European country was set to enter lockdown. According to government officials quoted by the New York Times, the attack killed one person and injured many. It was reported that one suspect was killed. A spokesperson for the local hospital association also confirmed that 15 persons have been injured in the attack, however, the status of how serious the injuries were has not been confirmed. Karl Nehammer, Austria’s interior minister, said, "At the moment we assume there are several perpetrators."

Nehammer who termed this a terrorist attack further added, "Unfortunately there are also several injured, probably also dead." Oskar Deutsch, who happens to be the President of the Jewish Religious Community in Austria spoke about the attack taking place near the city's main temple on Twitter and said, "It cannot be said at the moment whether the city temple was one of the goals. 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."



 

He further added in a thread, "In any case, there was shooting in the immediate vicinity of the city temple. All parishioners were asked not to enter public streets and to remain in closed rooms until the all-clear from the security authorities, who worked with the IKG security department." Deutsch also explained that the public must refrain from spreading rumors and wrote, "Be in close contact. Please do not spread unsecured information or rumors, stay indoors and follow police instructions."



 

Bystanders and witnesses who had recorded the attack had posted videos of the same on Twitter in which one video even portrayed people helping a wounded person lying in a pool of blood outside of a restaurant. This led to chaos and the police had to ask citizens not to post the videos that they have on social media but to instead share the same with the police. This was shared on Twitter as they wrote, "If you have videos or photos of the current mission in the 1st district - upload them HERE, do NOT share them on social media! How you can support us! Request for numerous RT."



 

One video reportedly depicted a man walk out of a restaurant and fire multiple shots with different kinds of a gun at one person as well. However, the most recent videos depict the shooters turning themselves in and that is something that some users found distasteful. One person shared a video and wrote, "Killing all these innocent people unconscientiously and then surrendering as if nothing had happened... I just hate it... It doesn’t felt right... "



 

Pictures and videos of one of the alleged perpetrators being shot down by the cops was also shared on Twitter. Meanwhile, many are also sharing an incident that occurred in Spain where police officials are seen chasing a suspect as the one that occurred in Vienna. A couple of hours after the attack, the police tweeted again and shared that the mission is still active and wrote, "Still active: Stay at home! If you're on the Streets, take shelter! Keep away from public places, don't use public Transportation! #0211w."



 

Before this, the cops also posted an update on the attack and wrote, "CONFIRMED at the moment: *08:00 pm: several shots fired, beginning at Seitenstettengasse *several suspects armed with rifles *six different shooting locations *one deceased person, several injured (1 officer included) *1 suspect shot and killed by police officers #0211w."



 

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