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1st LD: Gunman kills 2 at western Austria concert

Xinhua, May 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

A gunman killed two people and wounded 11 others at a concert in western Austria before committing suicide, Austrian media reported on Sunday.

The deadly gun shooting took place at around 3:00 a.m. local time (0100GMT) in Austria's western town Nenzing in the state of Vorarlberg, which is not far from the border with Liechtenstein.

Local media said the shooting followed an argument between the gunman and a woman, after which the man brought his gun from a car and opened fire at around 150 people present the concert.

The gunman committed suicide, but the woman with whom he argued was unharmed. Endi