Several people killed in school shooting in Austria

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Police tape blocks the way at the Vienna central station, after it was closed due to an unspecified threat, according to the Austrian capital's police and national rail company OBB, in Vienna, Austria, March 3, 2025. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Police say ‘no further danger’ after clearing the school [Leonhard Foeger/Reuters]

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.

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Source: Al Jazeera

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