A knife-wielding man was shot dead outside the Iranian ambassador’s residence in Vienna Sunday night, following an attack on a guard, police said.
The unnamed soldier is in his early 20s and received non-life-threatening injuries to his left upper arm, said Soros. “He is in shock and in the hospital,” he said.
The residence, which is guarded around the clock by a soldier from the Austrian army, had security cameras, but it is unknown if the incident was captured on video, said Soros.
It is not known whether Iranian Ambassador Ebadollah Molaei was inside the residence at the time of the attack.
Following the incident, Vienna police stepped up security in other diplomatic missions throughout the city.
“We don’t know if this is the only aggressor or if there are other people involved,” said Soros.
Earlier this month, four people were stabbed in two separate knife attacks in the Austrian capital.
