ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday “strongly condemn[ed] the heinous terrorist attack in Central Vienna” that left at least two people dead and almost 15 injured, sending the Austrian capital into panic.
“We extend our deepest condolences & sympathies to families of victims & wish speedy recovery to those injured,” the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Twitter.
A spokesperson for the Foreign Office, Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry tweeted: “Pakistan strongly condemns the heinous terrorist attack in Central #Vienna on Monday night,resulting in loss of precious lives & wounding many more.”
“We extend our deepest condolences & sympathies to families of victims & wish speedy recovery to those injured.”
The spokesperson said Pakistan reiterates its condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
Gunmen attacked six locations in central Vienna starting outside the main synagogue, killing two people and injuring at least 14 in what Austria called a “repulsive terror attack” while hunting one or more assailants on the loose, according to Reuters.
