| 2020 Vienna attack | |
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| Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe | |
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| Location | Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria |
| Coordinates | 48°12′43″N 16°22′29″E / 48.21194°N 16.37472°E |
| Date | 2 November 2020 20:00 (CET) |
| Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | |
| Deaths | 5 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 23 |
| Perpetrator | Kujtim Fejzulai |
| Motive | Islamist terrorism |
The 2020 Vienna attack was a series of shootings that occurred on 2 November 2020 in Vienna, Austria. A few hours before the city was to enter a lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a lone gunman started shooting in the busy city centre. Four civilians were killed in the attack and 23 others were injured, seven critically, including a police officer. The attacker was killed by police and was later identified as an ISIL sympathizer.[2] Officials said that the attack was an incident of Islamist terrorism.[3][4]
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- ^ Schuetze, Christopher F.; Eddy, Melissa; Bennhold, Katrin; Koettl, Christoph (3 November 2020). "Vienna Shooting Live Updates: Terrorist Attack in Austria Leaves 4 Dead and Many Wounded". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020.
- ^ Boston, William; Pancevski, Bojan; Bender, Ruth (3 November 2020). "Vienna Shooting: Attacker Was ISIS Sympathizer; at Least Three Dead". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020.
At least one gunman killed four people and seriously injured several others before being shot dead by police in an attack in the Austrian capital, Vienna, that officials called Islamist terrorism.
- ^ "Vienna terror attack had 'Islamist' motive". Deutsche Welle. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020.
A terror attack in Vienna that left four people dead was carried out by at least one Islamic terrorist, Austria's Interior Ministry said Tuesday.