- The attack took place on the night of 2 November in the centre of the Austrian capital. One of the attackers has been killed by the police and, according to the Austrian Ministry of the Interior, was "a supporter of the Islamic State". The Austrian Government has described the shooting of "terrorist attack" as reported by the Austrian police.
At least 15 people have been beaten and four have died in the attack on 2 November in the Austrian capital, including an attacker "supporter of the Islamic State". The attack took place in the synagogue and opera to employ Schwedemple.
The head of the Austrian Government, Sebastián Kurtz, confirmed that this was a "terrorist attack" and pointed out that he was "well prepared". He explained that "hard times will come" and that they will answer "with all determination". This is the first major attack by the terrorist group Islamic State (IS) in Austria. In particular, the Austrian Government does not know how many aggressors there have been and is investigating whether this is one or more – knowing that the attack was aimed at six very different points.
The aggression has taken place around 20:00 on 2 November, just before the start of the second lockdown. Today the schools are built and the borders of the country are closed.