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Austrian police arrest 14 in dragnet after gunman kills four on rampage

Austrian police arrest 14 in dragnet after gunman kills four on rampage

FRANCOIS MURPHY  AUSTRIAN police raided 18 properties and arrested 14 people in a massive dragnet on Tuesday, after a gunman identified as a convicted jihadist killed four people in a rampage in the centre of Vienna overnight. The gunman, who was killed by police minutes after opening fire on crowded bars, had been released from jail less than a year ago. An elderly man and woman, a young passer-by and a waitress were killed, and 22 people including a policeman were wounded, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told a news conference. Vienna's mayor said three people were still in critical condition.…
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Several likely killed in suspected Vienna terror attack

Several likely killed in suspected Vienna terror attack

FRANCOIS MURPHY SEVERAL people were wounded in central Vienna and some probably killed in exchanges of gunfire in what the interior minister said was believed to be a terror attack. An area of central Vienna had been cordoned off and police said a large deployment was under way. Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told Austrian broadcaster ORF that the attack was believed to have been carried out by several people. "At the moment I can confirm we believe this is an apparent terror attack," he said. "We believe there are several perpetrators. Unfortunately there are also several injured, probably also dead."…
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