At least five killed in school shooting in Austria, reports say
At least five people were killed in a school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, according to reports.
Several others have been injured, including students and teachers, state broadcaster ORF reported citing local press.
The suspected perpetrator, considered to be a student at this stage, has committed suicide, reports claim.
A police operation was under way on Dreierschuetzengasse street, which has a secondary school. However, the authorities have refused to make further comments.
Graz Police spokesperson Sabri Yorgun said special forces were among those sent to the high school after a call was received at 10 am, and that authorities were working to gain an overview of what had happened.
Graz is a city of some 300,000 and is the capital city of the southern Austrian province of Styria.
This is a developing story and our journalists are working on further updates.
Russia launched another mass missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight on Tuesday, specifically targeting Kyiv and Odesa.
Ukraine's Air Defence forces reported on Tuesday morning that they have intercepted 284 out of 322 air targets launched by Moscow.
Russia used 315 Shahed-type strike UAVs, various types of decoy drones, two KN-23 ballistic missiles, and five Iskander-K cruise missiles in the attack last night.
The Ukrainian capital was the primary target.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that emergency services were working in several districts following the attack.
Kyiv authorities issued a warning to the residents early in the morning on Tuesday, saying a wave of drones was heading towards the city and urged people to remain in bomb shelters.
Odesa in southern Ukraine was also hit overnight, when two people were killed in the attack. Odesa governor said the administrative building of an emergency medical station was 'completely destroyed' and a maternity hospital was damaged in the Russian attack.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was "one of the largest attacks on Kyiv. Odesa, Dnipro region, and Chernihiv region were also targeted."
He pointed out that out of seven missiles launched by Russia, two were North Korean-made ballistic missiles.
'It is vital that the response to this and other similar Russian attacks is not silence from the world, but concrete action," Zelenskyy said.
Action from America, which has the power to force Russia into peace. Action from Europe, which has no alternative but to be strong. Action from others around the world who called for diplomacy and an end to the war – and whom Russia has ignored."
"There must be strong pressure for the sake of peace', he concluded.
The renewed air attack comes just a day after Russia launched a record 499 drones and missiles against Ukraine on Monday night.
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