VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Austrian Interior Minster Karl Nehammer said late Monday that the shooting in central Vienna near a major synagogue appeared to be a terrorist attack and was ongoing.
“It appears to be a terror attack” with several people injured and several attackers involved, Nehammer told public broadcaster ORF.
Frequent sirens could be heard in central Vienna as emergency services responded to the incident.
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