Vienna synagogue shooting: Police expand manhunt, Czech Republic launches border checks

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." 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.

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In a series of tweets, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz condemned incident as a "hideous terrorist attack". He thanked emergency services personnel for risking ir lives and lauded ir decisive action against perpetrators.

Austrian Chancellor also tweeted his condolences and said, "We will never allow ourselves to be intimidated by terrorism and will fight se attacks resolutely by all means." 

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Meanwhile, graphic and unverified videos are making rounds on social media showing people bleeding near outside tables of local restaurants. Vienna police have urgently asked people to exercise restrain and t share videos or photographs of event on internet. Authorities have t confirmed if all attackers have been arrested or t and police have urged people t to post photos or videos to social media as providing live updates on police operation could be dangerous.

Following reports of several people being wounded in a suspected terror attack near a synagogue in Vienna, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed solidarity with Austria. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has also tweeted his support to Austrian government.

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 three major terror attacks were reported in France over a period of one month. 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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