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Olena Semenyaka, who has been called “The First Lady of Ukrainian Nationalism,” was due to take up a Junior Visiting Fellowship at the Vienna-based Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in January. However, on Monday, the college told RT that the arrangement was now under review in response to allegations raised …

The attacker may have also intended to target houses of worship, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said on Thursday. “It cannot be ruled out that the perpetrator also wanted to deliberately seek out victims in churches,” Nehammer told reporters, citing the investigation’s findings. “There will therefore be a reinforced protection of …

The Islamist radical, who killed four people in a shooting attack on Monday, would still be serving his sentence in prison, had he not deceived the deradicalization program overseen by the Austrian Justice Ministry, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer revealed during a press conference.  Nehammer said the fact that such a …

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has confirmed that one more person has died, bringing the civilian death toll in the recent Vienna attack to four. The fourth victim was a woman, Austrian media reported, citing the country’s interior ministry. A total of 14 people have been injured, some of them seriously, …

“We experienced an attack yesterday evening from at least one Islamist terrorist,” Nehammer told reporters, adding that the man killed by police was an Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) sympathizer. Nehammer described the assailant as a “radicalized individual with links to Islamic State.” Meanwhile, police said the death toll from …

“If possible, leave your children at home” on Tuesday, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told reporters at a press conference shortly after midnight. Police still don’t know the whereabouts of one of the two suspected attackers, he added. Nehammer also urged people to stay away from the centre of the city, …

UPDATE: ‘Heavily armed and dangerous’ terrorists on the loose after Vienna attack – Austrian interior minister In one video, filmed from above, a man dressed in white with a black balaclava can be seen going down a cobblestone-lined street and firing off several shots. Someone yells out a profanity in English, …

“We have brought several special forces units together that are now searching for the presumed terrorists,” Nehammer told Austrian broadcaster ORF. He added that the manhunt is no longer limited to the area around the Stadttempel, Vienna’s Jewish synagogue dating back to the 1820s, near which multiple attacks unfolded on Monday evening.  “I …

There were likely fatalities in the attack, Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told ORF-TV. Footage shared on social media purportedly shows the moment several bursts of shooting can be heard breaking out, as people on the street rush to seek shelter. Eyewitnesses told Kronen Zeitung newspaper that at least “50 shots” were …

The meeting will take place on 7 December. Next week (4-10 December) Secretary of state USA Rex Tillerson and the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov will hold a bilateral meeting in Vienna. She should go to the meeting of the Organization for security and cooperation in Europe …