Hollabrunn: Austrian police are investigating a series of gunfire incidents in the town of Hollabrunn after shots were fired at a mosque, a local Green Party office, and a parked car, authorities said on Monday.

According to Anadolu Agency, police spokesman Johann Baumschlager stated that a shot was fired at the mosque of the Association of Albanian Muslims around midnight on Sunday. The projectile pierced the entrance door frame, passed through an interior room and a double-glazed window, and was later recovered in the inner courtyard. Fortunately, no one was injured as the mosque was empty at the time of the shooting.

On the same night, a parked car approximately 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) from the mosque was also hit by gunfire, with one projectile recovered from the scene. Additionally, two shots were reported at the Green Party's Hollabrunn office, which might have been fired sometime between Friday and Monday, according to police reports.

Austria's State Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism has taken over the investigation. Baumschlager mentioned that investigators have initial leads but declined to provide further details for tactical reasons. Authorities are examining whether the incidents are connected and if they were motivated by religious or political factors. The recovered projectiles will undergo forensic analysis to determine whether they were fired from the same weapon.

In response to these incidents, police patrols have been increased in Hollabrunn, and the public has been urged to report any suspicious activity, especially during the night of the mosque shooting. Green Party representatives condemned the acts, describing them as political violence, while the Albanian Muslim community denounced the shooting at the mosque and appealed for restraint. They urged politicians and the public to avoid incitement or hate speech against religious institutions and their members.