Police blocks a street near Schwedenplatz square after exchanges of gunfire in Vienna, Austria November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
VIENNA, Austria — A second victim has died from her wounds after an attack in central Vienna on Monday evening, which also saw an attacker shot dead by police.
“After this terrible crime… a second woman has died of her injuries,” Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig told public broadcaster ORF.
Multiple gunmen opened fire at six locations in central Vienna starting near the central synagogue on Monday, hitting several civilians in what the interior minister said appeared to be a terrorist attack.
Jewish community leader Oskar Deutsch said on Twitter it was not clear whether the Vienna synagogue and adjoining offices had been the target and said they were closed at the time.
“We are living in the compound of the synagogue. Upon hearing shots we looked down (from) the windows and saw the gunmen shooting at the guests of the various bars and pubs,” Rabbi Schlomo Hofmeister told London’s LBC radio.