Police confirm 3 dead, 15 seriously injured in Vienna attack

Kathmandu : Three people have been killed and 15 seriously injured in multiple shootings in the Austrian capital on Monday evening, according to local police.

The attack had an Islamist motive, the Vienna Police wrote on Twitter on Tuesday morning.

There is at least one perpetrator, who was shot by police, it said, noting that an explosive device worn by the perpetrator turned out to be a dummy.

The police have searched the house of the perpetrator and are evaluating video recordings related to the attack.