TIL Desk/World/Beijing/ Gunmen armed with rifles opened fire in six different locations in central Vienna on the city’s final night before coronavirus lockdown on Monday. At least two people have died and several more have been injured in what the Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz called a “repulsive terror attack” and said one gunman was also killed.
A huge manhunt was underway for multiple attackers armed with rifles following the horrific shootings, with the first near the synagogue reported at 8 pm local time. As of 2 am in Vienna, one terrorist remains at large with police cordons in place throughout the city and strict border checks. Children in the city will not be required to attend school on Tuesday.
One attacker was shot dead by police with two civilians, one of them a woman, killed in the rampage. A police officer is also thought to have been shot and seriously injured. Vienna mayor Michael Ludwig said 15 people were admitted to hospital, seven with serious injuries. Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told Austrian broadcaster ORF: “It appears to have been a terror attack.”
