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10-06-2025
VIENNA: Nine people have been killed in a shooting at a secondary school in the Austrian city of Graz, the local mayor says.
Seven students, an adult and the suspected gunman are among the dead, Graz Mayor Elke Kahr tells media.
The shooting happened at the Dreierschutzengasse high school in Austria’s second-largest city at about 10:00 local time.
Police have not detailed the number of casualties but say several people have been killed and the school has been secured.
Police have just given a news conference in Graz, confirming that several people have been killed and others are wounded in an attack on Dreierschutzengasse high school.
They have declined to give the number of casualties but some Austrian reports speak of at least nine killed including the suspected gunman.
Local Mayor Elke Kahr has told APA news agency that the suspected gunman is among those killed. A police spokesman told Austrian media he was a student at the school.
Police say the school has now been secured and there is no further danger.
Police say they have deployed their specialist Cobra tactical unit which handles attacks and hostage situations, alongside their normal response teams.
A disaster alert is said to have been issued for local hospitals and wounded students are being looked at in a nearby concert and exhibition hall.
The government has also reacted to the shooting, with Chancellor Christian Stocker cancelling his appointments for the day. The interior minister is said to be on his way to Graz.
Police have said that 10:00 local time (09:00 BST) they started an operation at a secondary school around the city of Graz, in south-eastern Austria.
According to media reports, shots were heard coming from a big secondary school in Dreierschutzengasse.
The Austrian interior ministry says a number of people are feared dead, including the suspected gunman, while local media are saying police indicated he shot himself.
A lot of people are badly injured, according to local media, including pupils and teachers.
The police operation is still under way as they are evacuating the school building. There’s a large police presence on the ground including special units.
Austria’s interior ministry says several people have been killed in the shooting at the Dreierschutzengasse high school, according to public broadcaster ORF.
We already know that pupils and teachers are among the casualties and that the perpetrator is believed to have shot himself in a school toilet.
According to tabloid Kronen Zeitung eight people have been killed in the attack, although the details have not been confirmed officially.
Austrian police have said the shooting took place at a federal upper secondary school on Dreierschutzengasse, in the north-west of the city of Graz, not far from the main central train station.
According to Austrian outlet Kronen Zeitung, injured students are being cared for in the nearby Helmut List Hall, an events venue very close to the school.
Graz is the second-largest city in Austria and is located about 200km from the capital Vienna. Austrian police say an operation is ongoing and a helicopter has been deployed in Dreierschutzengasse.
They say gunshots were heard at the Dreierschutzengasse secondary school, and members of the public are advised to follow the instructions of officers. (Int’l News Desk)
