A former student kills 10 students at an Austrian high school and commits suicide
The alleged perpetrator is a former student, a victim of bullying, who died after the attack.
BarcelonaAt least eleven people were killed this morning in a shooting at the Borg vocational high school in Graz, Austria, according to the city's mayor, Elke Kahr. Children were killed in the attack, and 12 other people, students and teachers, were injured and were treated in the city's hospitals. The attack took place after shooting their classmates with two legally owned weapons, according to Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner. In addition, 158 paramedics and 65 ambulances have been dispatched to the scene to treat the injured. Emergency services are acting with caution" and explained that some of the students and teachers have been taken to the Helmut List Concert Hall in Graz, where the students can be reunited with their families. The school and those "who have suffered injuries and immeasurable emotional distress." "What happened today affects us all: as individuals, as parents, and as a society. A school is a place of trust, security, and hope. The fact that this safe space has been so brutally vandalized is staggering," it was said.
The attack, already one of the worst mass shootings in the country's history, came alongside the 10th anniversary of the traumatic mass shooting in Graz on June 20, 2015, which left three people dead as the city hosted a celebration-related event. political protests planned for today and three days of national mourning have been declared.