In condemnation of Vienna attacks, Iran says terrorism knows no boundaries

Iran has censured the recent terrorist attacks in the Austrian capital of Vienna, where four people were killed.

“Terrorism is condemned in any form and the deplorable incident in Vienna reveals once again that terrorism and extremism know no boundaries,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a statement on Tuesday.

He added that the replacement of rationalism with the promotion of hate and provocation would create a vicious cycle that “only prepares the ground for the spread of radical and violent tendencies.”

Khatibzadeh stressed the importance of boosting cooperation within the international community to uproot terrorism. "The Islamic Republic of Iran will always be part of these efforts [to fight terrorism]."

Gunmen opened fire in six different locations in central Vienna on Monday. Vienna’s police chief said at a news conference on Tuesday that two men and a woman died in the incident. Broadcaster ORF later reported that a fourth victim, a woman, had also died.

According to a Health Association source, 17 people were also wounded.

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Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Tuesday vowed “decisive action” against the perpetrators of the Vienna killings.

Austria’s Kurz vows ‘decisive action’ after Vienna attacks

Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz vows “decisive action” against the perpetrators of terrorist attacks in Vienna that left four people dead and a number of others injured.

Kurz told ORF that the attackers “were very well-equipped, with automatic weapons” and had “prepared professionally.”

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