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Man with Weapon Sighted: WEGA Major Operation at Vienna General Hospital

WEGA-Einsatz beim Wiener AKH.
WEGA-Einsatz beim Wiener AKH. ©APA/GEORG HOCHMUTH
At the site of the Vienna General Hospital (AKH), which has been extensively cordoned off, a large-scale operation by the police and WEGA is underway. According to information from police sources obtained by APA, a rampage was reportedly announced.

WEGA and the police are searching for a suspect on the grounds of the Vienna AKH, a police spokesperson said on Friday afternoon following corresponding media reports.

WEGA and Police Search for Armed Man at Vienna AKH: Reports of Announced Rampage

The announcement of a rampage was not confirmed by the police press spokesperson. The "Kurier" also wrote that the emergency call was triggered by the announced rampage situation in the area of the University Clinic for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. The entrance area there was also cordoned off and secured by officers. It was unclear who made the emergency call and from which area of the site it came. Likewise, the police did not confirm that the operation was related to an officially ordered medical intervention, as the newspaper writes. Passersby reported several emergency vehicles and heavily armed police officers. So far, the man has not been found. The background remains unclear.

(APA/Red)

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