*Please be aware this situation is very fluid and we will try and keep the post updated. Information can and will most certainly change as time goes on. Most definitely an ‘Eis tzarah’ and Tehillim should be said.
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UPDATED [5:15 PM]:
Multiple heavily armed perpetrators are still at large in #Vienna, a police spokesman just announced on Austrian media.
The military is deployed to protect properties in the federal capital of Austria Vienna. Military hunting commandos will support police and anti-terror units searching the terrorists.
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UPDATED [4:40 PM]:
CONFIRMED at the moment:
*08:00 pm: several shots fired, beginning at Seitenstettengasse
*several suspects armed with rifles
*six different shooting locations
* one deceaced person, several injured (1 officer included)
*1 suspect shot and killed by police officers #0211w— POLIZEI WIEN (@LPDWien) November 2, 2020
UPDATED [4:15 PM]: Reports of multiple hostage situations:
VIENNA: JUST IN: Another shooting is being reported at Hilton hotel in Vienna. In addition, hostages have reportedly been taken by terrorists at a restaurant.
— KolHaolam (@KolHaolam) November 2, 2020
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UPDATED: Massive anti-terror operation in Vienna underway after an attack on multiple locations including a Jewish synagogue. Suspects reportedly still at large.
Shots fired in front of the Synagogue, and also in the popular restaurant “Bettelalm”. People are said to have panicked and sought shelter in the cellar. Those Jews who need to get to home/shelter, are being urged to hide all religious attire and not to speak Hebrew/Yiddish.
One victim is reported dead, several others wounded. Terrorists still on the loose. There are now reports of up to 3 terrorists involved and multiple deaths.
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Reports of a shooting near the main Jewish community center and synagogue. Initial reports of several injuries, one victim seems to have been killed.
The internal security of the Jewish community in Austria has instructed all Jewish citizens in the area not to leave their homes.
Terrorists are reportedly still on the loose, all have been asked to stay indoors. pic.twitter.com/9hkIo4F6d8
— 5TownsCentral (@5TownsCentral) November 2, 2020
Reports of a Shooting Near a Jewish Community Center & Synagogue of Vienna Austria. pic.twitter.com/pNcCIsx2Za
— 5TownsCentral (@5TownsCentral) November 2, 2020
More details to follow
