Vienna gunman had Macedonian roots, tried to go to Syria: Minister Karl Nehammer

Austria's Interior Minister Karl Nehammer. Credit: AFP

One of the gunmen in the Vienna attack which left four people dead had double North Macedonian-Austrian nationality and a conviction for trying to travel to Syria, the interior minister said Tuesday.

The 20-year-old, who was shot dead by police, was a supporter of the Islamic State extremist group and had been convicted of a terrorist offence in April last year, Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer told the APA news agency.