The authorities do not expect a terrorist attack. However, the investigation continued, the police said on the short message service Twitter. Some British media also reported deaths. However, this has not been officially confirmed.
Vienna. The incident occurred at the Park Inn hotel in the city center, the police said. Asylum seekers are said to be accommodated there.
The injured are 17 to 53 years old. They all came to the hospital, including a police officer. The condition of the 42-year-old is stable, according to official information.
“I saw people running out of a hotel,” an eyewitness told Sky News. “There were police vehicles and ambulances all over the street.” An eyewitness from the hotel told the PA news agency that the reception was covered in blood.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was “deeply saddened by the terrible incident in Glasgow”. Scotland’s Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon thanked all the forces.
The police wrote a serious “incident” on the short message service Twitter, but emphasized that there was no danger to the public. The emergency services were there two minutes after the first emergency calls. British media reported heavily armed forces storming into the building. Some streets were closed, the city administration said.
The police urged not to speculate about the cause of the attack and to spread rumors on social media. Last week, three people were killed in the southern English city of Reading after a knife attack. The police treat the case as a terrorist attack.
