Bullet marks after the terrorist attack in Vienna
The terrorist who launched the November 2 armed attack in Vienna traveled to neighboring Slovakia for firearms. This was reported by the Süddeutsche Zeitung with reference to Austrian law enforcement agencies.
It is known that another person accompanied him on the trip. The car they used was registered to the mother of a famous Islamist police. According to security officials, the criminal tried to buy ammunition for the Kalashnikov assault rifle, but he failed to do so, as in Slovakia he was required to show a weapon permit.
The newspaper reports that a total of 14 people from the circle of the direct executor were arrested in Austria on suspicion of having links with the organizers of the attack. The suspects are between 16 and 28 years old, all residents of Vienna or the surrounding area. It is also known about two alleged accomplices arrested in neighboring Switzerland.
Earlier it became known that the terrorist group “Islamic State” (IS, banned in Russia) claimed responsibility for the attack in Vienna.
The shooting in the Austrian capital began on the evening of November 2: the first shots were fired at about 20:00 local time (22:00 Moscow time) at the synagogue in the city center. It was reported that almost simultaneously with this, several more people opened fire in other places. Later it became known that the security forces managed to shoot one of the attackers, while the others were being sought. At the same time, it has not yet been proven that the shooter did not act alone.
According to the press, the eliminated intruder is a 20-year-old native of Vienna, Curtin S. He has Albanian roots, although his parents are from North Macedonia. The Interior Ministry indicated that he had dual Macedonian-Austrian citizenship and was convicted of trying to join IS.
According to the latest data, four were killed, 22 people were injured.
