Silent grief in Vienna: Minister

Silent grief in Vienna: Minister

Graz, Österreich - in Vienna there is currently a depressed mood that confirms many people in the city how deep the country is affected after the tragic killing spree in Graz. On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, eleven people took their lives in this devastating incident at a Graz high school. The shock waves of this event can be felt throughout the Republic and have wrapped all of Austria into mourning. Mourning and compassion are also tangible in the capital, since thousands of Viennese mourn and commemorate their victims.

An Austria -wide minute of commemoration was held on Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. In Vienna, around 900 Viennese lines stopped, while the * Halfpummerin * of St. Stephen's Cathedral used the mourning to show the connection with the victims. A three -day state mourning was proclaimed in which many institutions had black flags; The Viennese pensioners and the Chamber of Commerce also contributed to this sign of sympathy. Public buildings, including the Burgtheater, the Hofburg and the Vienna town hall, were also flagged black, which visually underlined grief in the city.

common commemoration

A sign was also set in the schools of the city: funeral flora was shown at the school in the victim mangasse, while the VS Gilgasse put its flags on half mast. Emotional scenes also played in front of the crime scene in Graz, where many people paused to light candles. In Vienna, candles and flowers were placed in front of the Stephans Cathedral for the commemoration, and at 4 p.m. a joint candle legacy took place under the organization of Caritas and the Initiative "Fürand".

organizers called on mourning together and remembering the deceased. This is supplemented by a memorial service, which took place at 5 p.m. in St. Stephen's Cathedral. The memorial service also attracts the attention of government officials who travel to Graz in marches and memorial events to show their sympathy. For example, Styrian ÖVP government members lit candles in front of the upper school high school, and numerous people gathered into a sea of ​​lights on Graz main square.

grief beyond the borders

In addition to grief in Vienna and Graz, the victims were also thought of in other parts of Austria, as at the memorial service in the school sprinkle church of St. Vinzenz near the crime scene or through a temporary bell ringing in various churches. In Styrian mosques, the victim was also thought of, a sign of cohesion that shines across the religious and cultural borders. This solidarity is also evident in the sporting area, where the Austrian national football team at the World Cup qualifier played in San Marino with a funeral floral.

The grief for the victims of the killing spree in Graz is not only a local affair, but also captures the entire country, as well as reporting. The incident remember that luckily creations in Austria are rare, but always leave a profound grief in society. Statistics show that the delimitation between the killing spree and family tragedy is often difficult; Nevertheless, there is hope for a society that is closer together through such tragedies and is looking for transparency and reflection to prevent violence in the future.

The incidents of the past few years warn and sensitize the public to the need for prudent use of problems and worries before escalating tragedies. Let us remember the deceased in Graz and we express the support for the bereaved, while we are working on a non -violent future at the same time.

In these difficult days, people in Vienna and Austria are together - carried by the hope that grief can also grow from grief.

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