Hello and welcome. A manhunt is continuing in the austrian capital, vienna, for heavily armed gunmen who carried out what the countrys chancellor called a repulsive terror attack. Two people are known to have been killed one of them a woman and Police Say One gunman was also killed. At least one more is on the run. There were attacks in six different locations, near to each other. About 15 wounded people are being treated in hospital, including an anti terror officer. Mark lobel has the latest. Austrian police order people to take cover. Restaurants are locked down. Weve been told that because of an ongoing attack in the city centre that the restaurant is closed at the moment. We cant leave until the situation has actually been confirmed and cleared. News of the incident emerged at 7 53, this tweet revealing a Police Operation underway. Three minutes later, reports of shots fired. Details are emerging of several rifle wielding attackers in six locations. One witness recalls what he saw
Were cast at a drive through polling station. Had just got back on their feet. Plus, the dutch train driver at every stage, the Prime Minister who had a lucky escape, thanks to a fortuitously placed art has been too slow, behind the curve. Installation. Hello, im katty kay in washington. Christian fraser is in london. We have a lot of us election news to get through but first to a breaking story out of austria. Police there say shots have been fired in central vienna, injuring several people. The interior Ministry Says one attacker is dead and the other is on the run. A large security operation is under way. Lets speak to benjamin nagele, hes the secretary general of the jewish communities of austria, and is currently locked in a restaurant in vienna. You are a locked in a restaurant in vienna, tell us a little bit of the geography of what you have seen and heard . I am close to the city centre, although we didnt hear anything regarding the attack itself, we just got phone calls from o
Has called a repulsive terror attack. Two people are known to have been killed, one of them a woman, and Police Say One gunman was also killed. At least one more is on the run. There were attacks in six different locations, near to each other. About 15 wounded people are being treated in hospital, including an anti terror officer. Mark lobel has the latest. Austrian police order people to take cover. Restaurants are locked down. Weve been told that because of an ongoing attack in the city centre that the restaurant is closed at the moment. We cant leave until the situation has actually been confirmed and cleared. News of the incident emerged at 7 53, this tweet revealing a Police Operation underway. Three minutes later, reports of shots fired. Details are emerging of several rifle wielding attackers in six locations. One witness recalls what he saw. We didnt know whats going on, to be honest. The only thing we heard of was the firecrackers, the sound of firecrackers, and then we only s
Are feared dead in the austrian capital, vienna, after a terror attack in the city centre. Police said several suspects armed with rifles launched the assault in six different locations. Mark lobel has the latest. Austrian police order people to take cover. Restaurants are locked down. Weve been told that because of an ongoing attack in the city centre that the restaurant is closed. At the moment, we cant leave until the situation has been confirmed and cleared. News of the incident emerged at 7 53, this tweet revealing a Police Operation under way. Three minutes later, reports of shots fired. Details are emerging of several rifle wielding attackers in six locations. It is taking place in a vibrant district of vienna, opposite a synagogue that was closed at the time. The night before a new 8pm coronavirus curfew kicks in, for cafes a nd restau ra nts there. The austrian chancellor tweeted that one attacker has been shot dead by police and several people are said to be injured. The pres
For heavily armed gunmen who carried out what the countrys chancellor called a repulsive terror attack. at least two people have been killed after attackers armed with rifles launched an assault in six different locations. One gunman was also killed. Mark lobel has the latest. Austrian police order people to take cover. Restaurants are locked down. We have been told that because of an ongoing attack in the city centre that the restaurant is closed at the moment. We cant leave until the situation has been confirmed and cleared. News of the incident emerged at 7 53, this tweet revealing a Police Operation underway. Three minutes later, reports of shots fired. Details are emerging of several rifle wielding attackers in six locations. One witness recalls what he saw. We didnt know whats going on, to be honest. The only thing we heard of was the firecrackers, the sound of firecrackers, and then we only saw what happened sort of afterwards, you know, we saw the policeman in the street next t