Several people killed in school shooting in Austria

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At slightest 8 radical reported to person been killed successful 1 of the country’s worst-ever wide shootings.

Several radical person been killed successful a suspected shooting astatine a schoolhouse successful the Austrian metropolis of Graz, according to media reports.

Police said connected Tuesday greeting that they had deployed to the BORG Dreierschützengasse schoolhouse aft shots were reported.

They reported that they person secured the premises.

“No further information is expected”, the constabulary said successful a station connected X. 

The Interior Ministry said determination were respective fatalities but did not specify the number. Austrian media suggested astatine slightest 8 radical were killed.

Graz Mayor Elke Kahr said the shooter was among the dead, according to the Austria Press Agency.

Austrian paper Kronen Zeitung reported that shots were archetypal heard successful the installation starting astir 10am (8:00 GMT), with the onslaught taking spot successful 2 classrooms.

The media described the onslaught arsenic 1 of the country’s worst-ever wide shootings.

Austria’s second-biggest metropolis Graz is located successful the southeast of the state and has a colonisation of astir 300,000 inhabitants.

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