On November 2, 2020, a series of terrorist attacks took place in Vienna. The attacks took place late in the evening at six locations in the Austrian capital. The armed attackers opened fire at random passers-by. There is a policeman among the wounded.

According to Wien 24, the police managed to eliminate one of the attackers, who turned out to be a supporter of the Islamic State terrorist organization.

The police have already identified the killed shooter. His details have not yet been disclosed, but Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said that the neutralized criminal was a sympathizer of the Islamist terrorist organization ISIS. The offender had an automatic rifle, a pistol, a machete and a dummy of explosives on his belt.

According to the analytical portal SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors the activities of extremists on the Web, jihadists claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack in Vienna. They called the attack on passers-by “Austria’s payment” for participating in the US-led coalition against the Islamic State.