DNA Exclusive: Terrorist attack in Vienna cautions European nations against ‘liberalism’

New Delhi: After France, one other European nation Austria witnessed a terrorist assault in its capital metropolis Vienna on Monday night. Reports say that the assault was carried out at six totally different locations claiming at the very least four lives, together with two males and two girls, injuring round 15 individuals. The injured individuals are present process remedy in several hospitals and the situation of at the very least 7 stays vital. 

The Vienna police are realized to have killed one terrorist concerned within the assault. The police, which fears that a couple of terrorist was concerned within the shootout, has to this point arrested at the very least four suspects. 

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, nonetheless, mentioned, “It is now confirmed that attack was clearly an Islamist terror attack,” including “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.”

Austria’s Interior (Home) Minister Karl Nehammer reportedly said that the lifeless assailant, who had roots within the Balkan nation of North Macedonia, had a earlier conviction below a legislation that punishes membership in terrorist organizations.

The attacker, named Kujtim Fejzulai, was sentenced to 22 months in jail in April 2019 as he had tried to journey to Syria to affix the Islamic State group. Under juvenile legislation, the attacker was granted early launch in December.

One of the six locations attacked in Vienna additionally included a Jewish prayer place, therefore, some individuals termed it as a hardcore Islamic assault in opposition to Jews. The terrorist whose photos are at the moment viral on social media exhibits the attacker firing at individuals on a highway, whereas two others taking pictures on the terrorist had been policemen.

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In Austria, the lockdown has been reimposed since Monday midnight to stop the COVID-19 an infection. The individuals had come out to the streets in giant numbers forward of the lockdown to spend time with their buddies and family members, however there was chaos on the roads of Vienna only a few hours forward of the lockdown. 

After this assault, about 1,000 policemen gathered close to the Jewish prayer website and tried to encompass the terrorists and killed whereas launching the search operation for the remaining suspects. Currently, Army personnel has been deployed throughout Austria and other people have been requested to stay vigilant.

Last Thursday, a terrorist assault occurred in Paris, close to town of Nice, wherein three individuals had been killed. The solely distinction was that the Islamic attackers in France had a knife to behead the individuals, whereas in Vienna, the terrorist had a rifle and pistol in his hand and was firing at individuals indiscriminately. 

The terrorist assault has invited international condemnation. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the present day mentioned he was saddened by the dastardly terror assault in Vienna and asserted that India stands with Austria throughout this tragic time. 

In a tweet, PM Modi mentioned, “Deeply shocked and saddened by the dastardly terror attacks in Vienna,” including “India stands with Austria during this tragic time. My thoughts are with the victims and their families.” 

Replying to the Prime Minister’s tweet, the Austrian Chancellor mentioned, “Thank you very much for your kind words of solidarity and support! This means a lot to us in these difficult times. Austria will not be intimidated by such horrific acts of terror.” He added, “Together we will defend our open societies and democratic values.” 

Austria is a small nation in Central Europe that borders nations like Germany, Italy, and Hungary. After this error assault, all of the European nations have reacted strongly. 

French President Emmanuel Macron has tweeted that he’s with the individuals of Austria on this hour of grief. Macron is simply 42 years previous, whereas Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is simply 34 years previous. He added, “This is our Europe. Our enemies must know with whom they are dealing. We will not retreat.”

Britain, the US, Canada, Germany, and the European Union have condemned this assault. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu even went so far as to say that the entire world must unite in opposition to brutal Islamic terrorism

If you recall that within the 12 months 2015, when struggle was happening in Syria, Austria was one of many European nations that opened its borders for Syrian refugees. Austrian individuals took out rallies in Vienna and welcomed these refugees and in addition issued statements to spotlight it. Today, the identical Austrian individuals are paying the value.

Earlier, when terrorist assaults occurred in India, a lot of the western nations did not help India, and plenty of instances they said that individuals of a specific faith are being suppressed, and terrorism was a pure response to that. Now, the entire world is progressively realising the hazards of radical Islam.

The causes behind this terrorist assault are below investigation, however it’s being guessed that it’s on the traces of the assaults in France, and the identical radical Islamic considering is liable for it. 

Notably, three leaders together with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohammad, are mentioned to be primarily liable for selling intolerance of radical Islam. Imran Khan has brazenly opposed France, whereas Erdoğan described the French President as mentally ailing and Mahathir Mohammed instigated Muslims to have the appropriate to kill individuals in France.

In many elements of the world, Muslims are shedding the blood of their very own brethren within the identify of Jihad. Experts imagine that if Muslims continued their battle in opposition to different religions, the world order could quickly witness a basic change.