Several people have been killed in a suspected shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz, according to Austrian media reports.
Police said on Tuesday morning that they had deployed to the BORG Dreierschützengasse school and secured the premises after shots were heard. “No further danger is expected”, the police said in a post on X.
The Interior Ministry said there were several fatalities but did not specify the number. Austrian media suggested at least eight people were killed.
Graz Mayor Elke Kahr said the shooter was among the dead, the Austria Press Agency reported.
Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung reported that shots were first heard in the facility starting around 10am (11:00 Cyprus time), with the attack taking place in two classrooms.
The media described the attack as one of the country’s worst-ever mass shootings.
The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, said on Tuesday he was “devastated” by the school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz, in a post on X.
“My thoughts are with all those affected by this senseless act of violence, especially families who lost loved ones. We stand with Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker and the Austrian people. Schools should be safe places for our children to thrive without fear”, he noted.
Devastated by the school shooting in Graz. My thoughts are with all those affected by this senseless act of violence, especially families who lost loved ones. We stand with @_CStocker and the Austrian people. Schools should be safe places for our children to thrive without fear.
— President of the Republic of Cyprus (@PresidentCYP) June 10, 2025
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Source: Al Jazeera / CNA
