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2020 Vienna attacks
series of terrorist incidents in Austria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2020 Vienna attacks was a spree shooting which happened on 2 November 2020 in Vienna, Austria. Multiple gunmen across six locations opened fire with automatic weapons. The death of a civilian and of a perpetrator are confirmed, but many more victims are suspected,[1] while several more are injured,[2] with one of them a police officer.
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2020 Vienna attacks | |
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Location | Schwedenplatz, Vienna, Austria |
Coordinates | 48°12′42″N 16°22′36″E |
Date | 2 November 2020 (2020-11-02) 20:00 (UTC+01:00) |
Attack type | Shootings |
Deaths | 5 (including one attacker) |
Injured | 15+ |
Perpetrators | Unknown |
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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz called it "definitely a terrorist attack".