Chilling video shows Vienna attacker shooting man during rampage

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Chilling video shows Vienna attacker shooting man during rampage
By Yaron Steinbuch
November 3, 2020 | 7:53am

Chilling footage has emerged of the Vienna attacker firing an assault rifle at a man taking cover by a building – gunning him down and then returning seconds later to deliver what appears to be the coup de grâce with a handgun.

In the 38-second clip, the gunman is seen approaching the victim as he fires from about 20 feet away before running up as the victim appears to fire a pistol at him and then falling to the ground.

The assailant, dressed in white coveralls, then disappears from view before retracing his steps on the cobblestoned street, running past the wounded man, who is still moving, and then firing at him with his handgun.

Unverified footage captured the suspect firing off bursts apparently at random as he ran down the Austrian capital’s streets with an automatic rifle and a fake explosive vest.

He was identified as Kujtim Fejzulai, a 20-year-old Austrian-North Macedonian dual citizen with a previous terror conviction for trying to join ISIS in Syria.

Two men and two women died in the rampage, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said, while 17 others were wounded, including a police officer who tried to get in the way of the attacker, who was later killed.

 

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Vienna attacker Kujtim Fejzulai described as ISIS sympathizer
By Yaron Steinbuch
November 3, 2020 | 7:33am

The dead attacker who killed four people and wounded 17 others in Vienna was described Tuesday as a 20-year-old ISIS sympathizer with dual Austrian-North Macedonian citizenship who had a previous terror conviction, according to reports.

Two men and two women were “killed in cold blood” Monday night, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said during a televised speech in which he announced a nationwide minute of silence in memory of the victims, CNN reported.

“It is now confirmed that yesterday’s attack was clearly an Islamist terror attack,” Kurz said. “It was an attack out of hatred — hatred for our fundamental values, hatred for our way of life, hatred for our democracy in which all people have equal rights and dignity.”

The assailant — identified as Kujtim Fejzulai — was sentenced to 22 months in prison in April 2019 because he had tried to travel to Syria to join ISIS. He was granted early release in December under juvenile law.

He “was equipped with a fake explosive vest and and an automatic rifle, a handgun and a machete to carry out this repugnant attack on innocent citizens,” Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told Austrian news agency APA.

Fifteen houses have been searched and several people have been arrested, Nehammer said.

Authorities were still trying to determine whether additional attackers may be on the run as residents in the capital were urged to stay at home if possible on Tuesday.

Health officials said seven people among the 17 injured were in life-threatening condition Tuesday. One of those wounded is a 28-year-old police officer who is expected to survive, Nehammer said.

The shooting began about 8 p.m. Monday near the city’s main synagogue as many people were enjoying a last night of open restaurants and bars before a month-long coronavirus lockdown, which started at midnight.

Police chief Gerhard Puerstl said the assailant was killed at 8:09 p.m.

Video posted on social media showed a man walking through the streets, apparently shooting at people at random. It was unclear whether the man seen shooting was the same person in each video.

A gunman carrying an AK 47 shoots a person in the street in Vienna, Austria.
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Rabbi Schlomo Hofmeister said he saw at least one person shoot at people sitting outside at bars near the synagogue.

“They were shooting at least 100 rounds just outside our building,” Hofmeister said. “All these bars have tables outside. This evening is the last evening before the lockdown.”

President Trump tweeted Monday night as he prepared for his final rally before Election Day: “Our prayers are with the people of Vienna after yet another vile act of terrorism in Europe.”

“These evil attacks against innocent people must stop,” he added. “The U.S. stands with Austria, France, and all of Europe in the fight against terrorists, including radical Islamic terrorists.”