Observer Report
Islamabad
Pakistan on Tuesday reiterated “its condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations” following a mass shooting in the Austrian capital that left at least two people dead and almost 15 injured.
“Pakistan strongly condemns the heinous terrorist attack in Central Vienna on Monday night, resulting in loss of precious lives & wounding many more,” the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Twitter. “We extend our deepest condolences & sympathies to families of victims & wish speedy recovery to those injured,” they added.
Late last night, a gunfire incident left at least two people, including an attacker, dead in central Vienna, with police saying the injured included an officer.
The attack was carried out by “several suspects armed with rifles”, and police added that there had been “six different shooting locations”.
Gunshots were fired at around 8pm local time (1900 GMT), beginning at the Seitenstettengasse in the city’s centrally-located first district. The shooting began just hours before Austria was to reimpose a fresh lockdown to try to slow the spread of Coronavirus, with restaurants and bars packed as people enjoyed a final night of relative freedom. Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told public broadcaster ORF that the incident “appeared to be a terrorist attack” and urged Viennese to remain in their homes.
