Silent march held in Vienna in solidarity with victims of Israeli attacks on Gaza

By Askin Kiyagan

VIENNA (AA) - A silent march was organized in Austria's capital Vienna to express solidarity with more than 27,200 Palestinians who lost their lives in Israeli attacks on Gaza over the past four months.

Protesters, carrying Palestinian flags and banners with messages such as “Freedom for Gaza” and “No to Genocide,” gathered in front of the Vienna State Opera building.

The organizers of the demonstration said that around 28,000 people are known to have lost their lives in Gaza, with an unknown number of casualties under the rubble of bombed buildings.

The organizers said that the demonstration was a "march of sorrow" where no slogans would be changed, with participants lighting candles.

Starting from in front of the State Opera building, the demonstrators passed through the historic first district to make their way to the front of the Votive Church.