The acts of an IS sympathizer should not lead to marginalization of population groups or members of a certain religion, said the head of government on Tuesday at a memorial event. «Terrorism cannot, it will not succeed in dividing us. It must not succeed in undermining the foundations of our free society. “
On November 2, 2020, a 20-year-old sympathizer of the terrorist organization Islamic State shot four people in a lively nightlife district in the Austrian capital. Among them was a 24-year-old German student who worked as a waitress in a pub. Four other Germans were among the more than 20 injured. The attacker was killed by police gunfire nine minutes after the attack began.