Two dead and 15 wounded in Vienna terror attack on eve of lockdown

Two dead and 15 wounded in Vienna terror attack on eve of lockdown
(Ronald Zak/AP)

Gunmen have opened fire on people enjoying a last evening out in Vienna before a coronavirus lockdown, in a terror attack that left at least two dead — including one of the attackers — and 15 wounded, authorities said.

“I am glad that our police were able to neutralise one of the attackers,” Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said. “We will not never allow ourselves to be intimidated by terrorism and will fight these attacks with all means.”

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