Vienna shooting: At least 1 dead, multiple injured following attack near synagogue

An attack by multiple gunmen in Vienna left at least one person dead and several others wounded on Monday, officials said. One attacker was killed and security officials are calling the incident a "terror attack."

Police in the Austrian capital said several shots were fired shortly after 8 p.m. in a lively street in the city centre and that there were six different shooting locations. Austria’s top security official said authorities believe there were several gunmen involved and that a police operation was still ongoing.

“It appears to have been a terror attack,” Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told public broadcaster ORF, adding that the perpetrators were armed with rifles. “I can confirm that there were several injured and that there are probably also deaths among them.”

Authorities in Vienna urged people to avoid all open spaces and public transport in the city. Police said trams and buses weren’t stopping and urged social media users not to post videos of the ongoing police operation, so as not to endanger officers.

Crystal Goomansingh reports.

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