A spokesman for the Archdiocese of Vienna told The Associated Press that Catholic churches did not appear to be the main target. “We do not appear to be primarily affected,” Michael Prueller said.

The Vienna archdiocese said 17 people were in the church. Upon hearing shots fired, they turned off the lights and hid until 2:30 a.m. the next morning, when police cleared them to leave.

A spokesman for the Archdiocese of Vienna told The Associated Press that Catholic churches did not appear to be the main target. “We do not appear to be primarily affected,” Michael Prueller said.

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian police warned Wednesday of a possible “Islamist-motivated attack” in Vienna against churches and other houses of worship, citing undisclosed information received by ...

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