School shooting in Austria leaves at least eight people dead
Eight people were killed at a school in the Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, authorities said.
Police said they deployed to the school after shots were heard there.
3 Policemen are seen in a street close to a school where, according to reports, several people died in a shooting, on June 10, 2025 in Graz, southeastern Austria.
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The Interior Ministry said there were several fatalities but did not specify how many. Police said there were also injuries, without specifying a number.
Graz Mayor Elke Kahr said the shooter was among the dead, the Austria Press Agency reported.
Kahr described the events as a 'terrible tragedy,' the Austria Press Agency reported.
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Special forces were among those sent to the BORG Dreierschützengasse high school after a call at 10 a.m. At 11.30 a.m., police wrote on social network X that the school had been evacuated and everyone had been taken to a safe meeting point.
3 Two policemen are seen close to a school where, according to reports, several people died in a shooting, on June 10, 2025 in Graz, southeastern Austria.
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3 Rescue paramedics are seen in a street close to a school where, according to reports, several people died in a shooting, on June 10, 2025 in Graz, southeastern Austria.
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They wrote that the situation was 'secured' and there is no longer believed to be any danger.
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Graz, Austria's second-biggest city, is located in the southeast of the country and has about 300,000 inhabitants.
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