Suspected shooter reported to have died by suicide as country mourns after one of its worst mass shootings.
Nine people have been killed and at least 10 injured in a shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz.
Police were deployed to the BORG Dreierschutzengasse school in Austria’s second largest city on Tuesday morning after shots were heard.
The suspected attacker is also dead, according to the Austrian Press Agency, bringing the total death toll to 10.
Police said they arrived at the school shortly after the shots were reported and secured the premises.
“No further danger is expected,” the police said, adding that students had been evacuated and were receiving support from a crisis intervention team along with their parents.
Among those killed are at least seven students, Graz Mayor Elke Kahr said, describing the attack as a “terrible tragedy”. At least one adult was also killed.
The Kronen Zeitung newspaper reported that at least 10 people were wounded.
Mario Kunasek, governor of the southeastern Austrian state of Styria, of which Graz is the capital, expressed condolences to families of the victims.
“As a father, I am deeply saddened by this insane act, which has caused so much harm and incredible suffering,” he said. “My thoughts are with the innocent victims, families and teachers.”
The Kronen Zeitung reported shots were first heard about 10am (08:00 GMT) and the attack was carried out across two classrooms at the upper secondary school, which is attended by pupils 14 years and older.
Police said they’re working on the assumption that there was a sole suspect.
Media reported that the perpetrator, who died by suicide, is a former student of the school and said the attack is one of the country’s worst mass shootings.
Graz is located in southeastern Austria and has a population of about 300,000 people.
Chancellor Christian Stocker is on his way to the school, a spokeswoman said. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner was also expected at the scene.
A spokeswoman for European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called the killings “absolutely horrible and tragic”.
“We would like to offer our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and the entire city of Graz. We stand together in mourning while we seek clarity in the wake of this horrible event,” she said.
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