They say that gunman hit six locations in the city center.

Several people have died, including one attacker who was shot by police.

More than a dozen were hospitalized, some in serious condition.

As the manhunt got underway, police put up roadblocks and Austria's Interior Minister, Carl Nay Hammer, urged the public to shelter in place.

Millennium Terror and Schlachter tune.

This is a terrorist attack, the severity of which we have thank God, not had to suffer in Austria for a long time.

Sadly, we have several wounded and several dead.

Our police special forces managed to take out a heavily armed terrorist who was armed with an automatic assault rifle, and according to our current knowledge, there is at least one assailant still on the run.

According to Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz, the gunman were quote well equipped with automatic weapons and prepared professionally.

I witnesses described the men firing into bars and restaurants crowded with patrons out for a last night on the town ahead of a nationwide coronavirus curfew.

So far, there have been no claims of responsibility for the shootings or word on motive.

The attacks were all located around Vienna's central synagogue, although the Jewish community leader has said it's not clear whether the building was a target.

Austria's neighbor, France, has seen two deadly knife attacks in recent weeks, President Emmanuel Macron has reached out.

In a statement, he said.

This is our Europe, we will not retreat.