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Gun at a crime scene. (Shutterstock/File)
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ne person has died and another been seriously injured after shots were fired in the historic centre of the Austrian capital Vienna, an ambulance service spokesman told AFP.
Police said in a statement that the shooting happened in the Lugeck area of the city's first district at 1:30pm (1230 GMT).
The circumstances were still unclear, it added.
"Following the shooting in the city centre, there are intensive search operations going on throughout the city," police said in a tweet.
"There is no danger to bystanders at this time!," it added.
A police helicopter could be seen over the city centre near where the two casualties were found.
