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At Least One Killed, 15 Injured in Vienna Terror Attack

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   Gunmen have opened fire at six locations in Austria's capital, Vienna,
   killing at least one person and injuring 15 others in what Chancellor
   Sebastian Kurz described as a "repulsive terrorist attack."

   Kurz told Austrian broadcaster ORF that several gunmen were still on
   the loose. Police have cordoned off a large area of central Vienna and
   are engaged in a hunt for the shooters.

   Police said on Twitter Monday evening that residents of Vienna should
   "KEEP AWAY from all public places or public transport."

   Police said that in addition to one bystander being killed, one of the
   attackers has been shot dead by police. A police officer is among the
   injured.

   The attack took place shortly after 8 p.m. Monday and came hours before
   a partial lockdown was due to go into effect due to the rising number
   of coronavirus cases in the country.

   Kurz said, "We are victims of a despicable terror attack in the federal
   capital that is still ongoing." He said the attackers had "prepared
   professionally" and "were very well equipped with automatic weapons."

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