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Heavily armed police stand near Schwedenplatz square in Vienna city centre following gun attacks across the Austrian capital on Monday. Getty Images
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Forensic police survey the scene of terrorist shootings in central Vienna, Austria, on Monday. AFP
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Austria's Interior Minister Karl Nehammer, centre,, the head of the Austrian Federal Police Franz Ruf, left, and Vienna police chief Gerhard Puerstl address a press conference in Vienna. AFP
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A broken plate lies on the ground next to chairs and tables of a cafe near Stephansplatz in Vienna after a shooting at several locations across central Vienna. AFP
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An unfinished piece of cake is seen on a table of a cafe near Stephansplatz in Vienna after terrorist shootings at several locations across central Vienna. AFP
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Forensic investigators at work after terrorist shootings in the first district of Vienna. EPA
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Armed police arrive at the first district near the state opera in central Vienna, following a shooting near a synagogue. AFP
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Austrian police gather after terrorist shootings in the first district of Vienna. EPA
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Police control a person at Mariahilferstrasse in central Vienna on November 2, 2020, following a shooting near a synagogue. AFP
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Armed police control a passage near the opera in central Vienna following a terrorist attack. AFP
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Armed police control a passage near the opera in central Vienna following a terrorist attack. AFP
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Armed policemen stand guard in a shopping street in the centre of Vienna following a terrorist attack. AFP
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Austrian police search two civilians in front of The Wiener Staatsoper following a terrorist attack. EPA
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Danish police secure the area near a synagogue in Copenhagen following a terrorist attack in the Austrian capital. AFP
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Armed policemen stand out of their car near the State Opera in the centre of Vienna following a terrorist attack. AFP
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Police block a street in Vienna city centre following terrorist shootings. Getty Images
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Heavily armed police speak to a passerby near the Vienna State Opera following a terrorist gun attack. Getty Images
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A man holds his hands up as police officers check him on a street after exchanges of gunfire in Vienna. Reuters
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Police officers check a person after gunshots were heard, in Vienna. Ronald Zak
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Austrian police guard visitor of The Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera) while they leave a metro station following gun attacks in the capital. EPA
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Austrian police guard a visitor while they leave The Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera) after a shooting near the Stadttempel synagogue in Vienna. EPA
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Heavily armed police stand near Schwedenplatz square in the city centre following reports of shots fired nearby. Getty Images
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An armed policeman outside the Interior Ministry in the centre of Vienna. AFP
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General Director for public safety Franz Ruf, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer and police chief of Vienna Gerhard Puerstl speak at a press conference. Getty Images
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Police special forces patrol after a shooting near the Stadttempel synagogue in Vienna, Austria. EPA
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Police cars patrol near Schwedenplatz square in Vienna following terrorist attacks in Austria's capital. Getty Images
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Heavily armed police stand near Schwedenplatz square in Vienna city centre following gun attacks across the Austrian capital on Monday. Getty Images
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Forensic police survey the scene of terrorist shootings in central Vienna, Austria, on Monday. AFP
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Austria's Interior Minister Karl Nehammer, centre,, the head of the Austrian Federal Police Franz Ruf, left, and Vienna police chief Gerhard Puerstl address a press conference in Vienna. AFP
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A broken plate lies on the ground next to chairs and tables of a cafe near Stephansplatz in Vienna after a shooting at several locations across central Vienna. AFP
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An unfinished piece of cake is seen on a table of a cafe near Stephansplatz in Vienna after terrorist shootings at several locations across central Vienna. AFP
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Forensic investigators at work after terrorist shootings in the first district of Vienna. EPA
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Armed police arrive at the first district near the state opera in central Vienna, following a shooting near a synagogue. AFP
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Austrian police gather after terrorist shootings in the first district of Vienna. EPA
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Police control a person at Mariahilferstrasse in central Vienna on November 2, 2020, following a shooting near a synagogue. AFP
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Armed police control a passage near the opera in central Vienna following a terrorist attack. AFP
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Armed police control a passage near the opera in central Vienna following a terrorist attack. AFP
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Armed policemen stand guard in a shopping street in the centre of Vienna following a terrorist attack. AFP
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Austrian police search two civilians in front of The Wiener Staatsoper following a terrorist attack. EPA
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Danish police secure the area near a synagogue in Copenhagen following a terrorist attack in the Austrian capital. AFP
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Armed policemen stand out of their car near the State Opera in the centre of Vienna following a terrorist attack. AFP
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Police block a street in Vienna city centre following terrorist shootings. Getty Images
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Heavily armed police speak to a passerby near the Vienna State Opera following a terrorist gun attack. Getty Images
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A man holds his hands up as police officers check him on a street after exchanges of gunfire in Vienna. Reuters
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Police officers check a person after gunshots were heard, in Vienna. Ronald Zak
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Austrian police guard visitor of The Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera) while they leave a metro station following gun attacks in the capital. EPA
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Austrian police guard a visitor while they leave The Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera) after a shooting near the Stadttempel synagogue in Vienna. EPA
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Heavily armed police stand near Schwedenplatz square in the city centre following reports of shots fired nearby. Getty Images
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An armed policeman outside the Interior Ministry in the centre of Vienna. AFP
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General Director for public safety Franz Ruf, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer and police chief of Vienna Gerhard Puerstl speak at a press conference. Getty Images
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Police special forces patrol after a shooting near the Stadttempel synagogue in Vienna, Austria. EPA
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Police cars patrol near Schwedenplatz square in Vienna following terrorist attacks in Austria's capital. Getty Images
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Heavily armed police stand near Schwedenplatz square in Vienna city centre following gun attacks across the Austrian capital on Monday. Getty Images
Europe unites against ‘common enemy’ of terrorism after Vienna attack
World leaders condemn ‘deplorable’ gun rampage in Austria
Brodie Owen
03 November, 2020
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