“The police will act decisively against the perpetrators of this terrible terrorist attack,” he wrote on Twitter.
As the Chancellor noted, Austria is going through difficult times.
“I would like to thank all the services that are currently risking their lives in particular for our safety,” he added.
Wir erleben gerade schwere Stunden in unserer Republik.
Ich möchte allen Einsatzkräften danken, die insbesondere heute für unsere Sicherheit ihr Leben riskieren.
Unsere Polizei wird entschlossen gegen die Täter dieses widerwärtigen Terroranschlags vorgehen.
- Sebastian Kurz (@sebastiankurz) November 2, 2020
Earlier it became known that in hospitals after the shooting in Vienna there are 15 victims.
The Austrian Interior Ministry called the incident a terrorist attack.
According to police, the attacks took place in six parts of the city.