Vienna synagogue shooting: Europe leaders stand in solidarity with Austria, condemn attack

As Vienna synagogue shooting shocked world with a third terror attack on European soil in less than a week, France, Germany, Britain, and or European Union nations expressed solidarity with Austria on Monday, vember 2 (local time). 

French President Emmanuel Macron was one of first world leers to tweet his mess of solidarity for people of Austria. He mentioned recent terror attacks in France and said, "This is our Europe. Our enemies must kw who y’re dealing with. We won't give in to anything." 

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United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his shock at terrible attacks in Vienna. He extended Britain's mess of solidarity to people of Austria and said "we stand united with you against terror".

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his thoughts are with victims and ir families and extended solidarity to Austrian government in dealing with this heius act.   

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Germany’s foreign ministry also pledged t to "give way to hate" in wake of  Vienna synagogue shooting. ministry wrote that even if full extent of terror was unkwn, Germany's thoughts were with wounded and victims in this difficult time and called news from neighbouring Austria "horrifying and disturbing".

European Union Council President Charles Michel strongly condemned such "cowardly act that violates life and our human values." EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also send her thoughts and prayers to families of victims and Austrian people. 

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Meanwhile, Vienna police force has expanded its manhunt for synagogue shooting attackers outside of city limits. Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer in a press briefing said attackers were "heavily armed and dangerous." Vienna police have urgently asked people to exercise restrain and t share videos or photographs of event on internet. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz h earlier informed of army deployment in city to allow Vienna police to focus on ir anti-terror efforts.

Meanwhile, Czech police force is reported to have started random checks on country’s border with Austria as a preventive measure. This comes as Nehammer confirmed at least one attacker is still on run. As per Associated Press reports, Vienna authorities said terror attack has left at least two de — including one of assailants — and 15 wounded.

While initial reports suggested attack was at Stttempel synagogue, President of Israelite Religious Society in Austria Oskar Deutsch has confirmed temple and nearby offices were closed at time. In a series of tweets, Deutsch said that  shooting was in immediate vicinity of synagogue and urged people t to spre unverified information, stay indoors, and follow police instructions.

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Vienna after France

This comes after two terror attacks were reported in France last week. In latest attack on October 31, an Orthodox Greek priest in French city of Lyon was shot outside a church. Just two day prior to that, a man armed with a knife killed three people in a church in Nice.

Earlier on October 16, a history teacher was beheed outside his school amid ongoing tensions over a French newspaper’s publication of caricatures mocking Prophet Muhamm. events have heightened tensions across Europe over rical Islamist, secularism and freedom of speech. 

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