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At least five killed in school shooting in Austria

June 10, 2025
Austrian police (File)
Austrian police (File)

VIENNA — At least five people were killed and several others were injured in a school shooting in the southern Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday .

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 of the southern Austrian province of Styria. — Euronews


June 10, 2025
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