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Gulf countries condemn extremist attacks in Vienna

Gulf countries condemn extremist attacks in Vienna
Firefighters and police cars stand near Schwedenplatz square following a shooting in the center of Vienna on November 2, 2020. (File/AFP)
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Updated 03 November 2020

Gulf countries condemn extremist attacks in Vienna

Gulf countries condemn extremist attacks in Vienna
  • The Kingdom鈥檚 foreign ministry affirmed the country's solidarity with Austria in maintaining its security

DUBAI: 黑料社区 and the UAE have condemned the extremist attacks that took place in Austria鈥檚 Vienna on Monday, leaving four dead, including an attacker.
The Kingdom鈥檚 foreign ministry affirmed the country's solidarity with Austria in taking all necessary measures to maintain its security and protect itself from extremism and violence in all its forms.

黑料社区's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir tweeted that the聽attack was a heinous crime contrary to all religions and human values.
鈥淲e share with friends in the Republic of Austria the sorrow of the terrorist crime that targeted innocent people in Vienna. This heinous crime and its likes are contrary to all religions and human values, and it emphasizes to us that terrorism has no religion or race,鈥澛爃is tweet said.聽
Meanwhile, the UAE鈥檚 foreign ministry said it also condemned what it called 鈥渃riminal acts,鈥 adding that it 鈥渞ejects all forms of violence and extremism that are incompatible with religious and humanitarian values and principles.鈥
The ministry further offered its condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to those injured.
Austrian police raided 18 properties and arrested 14 people in a massive manhunt on Tuesday for possible accomplices of a convicted terrorist聽who shot dead four people and injured 22 others in a late-night rampage in聽Vienna.
The gunman, who was killed by police minutes after opening fire on crowded bars on Monday, had been released from jail less than a year ago. He was identified as Kujtim Fejzulai, a 20-year-old Austrian who also held North Macedonian nationality.