Chinanews.com, November 3rd. The Chinese Embassy in Austria issued an announcement on the WeChat official account on the 3rd, saying that there was a shooting incident in Vienna, reminding overseas Chinese in Austria, overseas students, and employees of Chinese enterprises to pay attention to safety.
According to the announcement, according to Austrian media reports, at about 20 o'clock in the evening on November 2, a shooting incident occurred near the Schwedenplatz in Vienna's first district, and the relevant area has been blocked on a large scale.
Austrian Minister of the Interior Nehammer and the Vienna police said that the shooting may be a terrorist attack. The attacker was armed with a long weapon (rifle) and there are suspected 6 crime scenes.
One person died in the shooting and a dozen people were injured, many of whom were seriously injured.
The police asked all residents to stay indoors and not to go to public places.
Do not spread live photos and videos on the Internet.
The Embassy in Austria reminded overseas Chinese in Austria, overseas students, and employees of Chinese-funded enterprises to pay attention to official news, comply with police requirements, pay attention to safety, and do not go out.
In case of emergency, please report to the police and contact the Chinese Embassy in Austria.
Emergency telephone number in Austria: Police 133, Emergency 144
The global emergency call center for consular protection and services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tel: 0086-10-12308
The 24-hour consular protection hotline of the Chinese Embassy in Austria: 0043-681-20192638