Acts of Terrorism megathread

[Solmyr]

Gone are the days of the French-Ottoman alliance.

[Syt]

There's been a shooting near Schwedenplatz in 1st District. Supposedly 1 dead, several injured. A synagogue is nearby, but there's conflicting reports whether it was the target, or who the perp/targets were in the shooting.

[Eddie Teach]

Radical Schwedes perhaps.

[Syt]

Police say it seems to be a mass shooting or terror attack. Situation remains unclear. Rumors of a suicide bomber and/or an explosion.

[Syt]

Oskar Deutsch, head of the Jewish community, says the synagogue and attached offices were closed and nobody there, so he can't confirm whether they were targeted.

[Syt]

Shootings in Vienna are quite rare. Usually it's part of gang violence. Police have created a a safety perimeter around the chunk of the Inner City, and apparently dozens of shots were fired, probably from semi automatic guns. One officer has been wounded. Police say one suspect is dead, another in custody. Reports of shooting further down Ringstraße near Hilton Hotel.

All in all, so far a lot of uncertainty and rumors, but nothing concrete.

[Razgovory]

Early reports are that the attacker was a Turkish soldier who somehow became separated from the main body of Mehemed IV's army and had just arrived in Vienna after over 400 years of hitchhiking.

[Syt]

Inner City still locked down by police. Several witnesses say that at least gunman walked down a street near Schwedenplatz, an area with many crowded bars and restaurants (Covid lockdown starts tomorrow), shooting into various establishments near the synagogue. Apparently police are still searching for attackers.

EDIT: one officer is dead. One attacker is confirmed arrested, one confirmed dead. But it appears police is still looking for suspects. There were rumors of a hostage situation, but those were not confirmed.

EDIT2: leader of the emergency medical services says there's multiple injured and dead, but they're still in the process of assessing the situation.

[Liep]

[Valmy]

Inner City still locked down by police. Several witnesses say that at least gunman walked down a street near Schwedenplatz, an area with many crowded bars and restaurants (Covid lockdown starts tomorrow), shooting into various establishments near the synagogue. Apparently police are still searching for attackers.

EDIT: one officer is dead. One attacker is confirmed arrested, one confirmed dead. But it appears police is still looking for suspects. There were rumors of a hostage situation, but those were not confirmed.

EDIT2: leader of the emergency medical services says there's multiple injured and dead, but they're still in the process of assessing the situation.

Jesus. What a mess. Killing a cop? I wouldn't want to be those assholes when they catch the rest of them.

[Syt]

This is very likely the biggest attack since the 1985 attack on the Vienna airport at Schwechat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Rome_and_Vienna_airport_attacks

[Syt]

Official tweet update from Vienna police:
- shooting around Seitenstettergasse around 8 pm
- several attackers with rifles
- currently ca. 6 crime scenes
- 1 dead, several injured
- 1 attacker dead

[Duque de Bragança]

Gone are the days of the French-Ottoman alliance.

The section of the Grey Wolves (islamist extreme right wing) in France is to be banned soon, according to the French government, as well.
Following clashes with the police and rioting against Armenians near Lyon.

[Syt]

Mariahilfer Straße, the main shopping street between 6th and 7th district is locked down. The district mayor of the 7th has advised people to stay indoors. Rumors of a hostage taking.

Still not many confirmed news.

EDIT: The Jagdkommando of the military has been activated to support the police.

I've not seen anything like this in Vienna in the 15+ years I've been here.

[Tamas]