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Alex Croft

Students and teacher among 10 dead in Austrian school shooting

Austria School Shooting
  • A gunman killed ten people, including students and a teacher, at a school in Graz, Austria, prompting a large police response and evacuation.
  • The suspected gunman, reported to be a 22-year-old former student, is among the dead; the school has been secured by police.
  • Austrian chancellor Christian Stocker described the shooting as a "national tragedy," expressing grief and shock over the loss of young lives.
  • Witnesses reported chaos as students and teachers barricaded themselves in classrooms; parents gathered at an emergency response centre, with injured students treated nearby.
  • The shooting occurred shortly before the 10th anniversary of a 2015 Graz shooting that killed three, deepening the community's trauma; officials have cancelled appointments, and a minute of silence will be held at an upcoming festival.

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At least 10 dead in Graz school shooting with major police operation underway in Austria

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