At least four people were killed in shootings in Vienna on Monday evening by a man described as a "sympathizer" of the Islamic State.
For the Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune, we must combine solidarity and a global response at the continental level.
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After France, it is up to Austria to be bereaved by an attack whose terrorist character becomes clearer over the hours: four people were killed in several shootings in the center of Vienna on Monday evening, perpetrated by a attacker "sympathizer" of the Islamic State and from North Macedonia, according to the Austrian authorities.
On Europe 1, Secretary of State Clément Beaune believes that the response to terrorism requires protean efforts at European level.
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"Fight harder" in Europe
"Some have been able to say in a rather light way that it was the model of secularism which was attacked, even which was the cause of this terrorism. We can see it clearly, these are our values, our way of life, our solidarity and our freedoms which are called into question and violently attacked ", explains the Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune.
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We must resist while respecting our law and our rules
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For Clément Beaune, "we must resist while respecting our law and our rules, but also fight relentlessly and harder at European level": "This ranges from the fight against online hatred which often causes radicalization to protection of our borders and the fight against terrorism outside Europe ", he explains, calling for" national and European actions "and" strengthening of measures ".
"There is no single answer on such difficult subjects", nuance Clément Beaune, according to whom the answer must be based on "solidarity" and "European action".