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11-06-2025
A 21-year-old former student carried out a shooting at a high school in Graz, Austria, killing 10 people before taking his own life. The gunman used two legally owned firearms, and the motive remains unclear. Nine of the victims were identified as six females and three males, with seven being students and one an adult. Twelve others were injured in the attack. Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker called it a "national tragedy" and declared three days of national mourning.
11-06-2025
Thousands of people in Austria held a candlelight vigil to mourn the 10 victims of a school shooting in Graz. The 21-year-old suspect, a former student, took his own life after the attack, which injured 12 others. The motive is still under investigation. The gunman legally owned the two guns used and had a firearms license. A three-day mourning period has been declared, with a nationwide minute's silence held on Wednesday. Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker called the incident a "national tragedy" and said it was a "dark day in our country's history." The school will remain closed until further notice.
11-06-2025
A 31-year-old teaching assistant was stabbed to death outside a middle school in Nogent, north-east France, by a 14-year-old student. The suspect was taken into custody and was not previously known to police. The motive remains unclear. French politicians, including President Emmanuel Macron, condemned the attack and called for action against knife crime, with some criticizing the government's response as inadequate. Random bag checks have been introduced in French schools following a series of knife attacks, including one last October in which a teacher was killed.
11-06-2025
At least 10 people were killed and many others injured in a shooting attack at a high school in Graz, Austria. The perpetrator was also dead, but it was not immediately clear how they died. The victims included students and at least one adult, with several people being treated for serious injuries. Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker called it a "national tragedy" and announced three days of national mourning. Police said the situation was under control and there was no further threat to the public, believing the assailant had acted alone.
11-06-2025
A gunman opened fire at a secondary school in Graz, Austria, killing 10 people, including students and adults, and injuring 12 others. The 21-year-old Austrian suspect, a former pupil of the school, was found dead in the toilets after the shooting. One student escaped the carnage because he was off school sick. The suspect had two legally owned guns, a shotgun and a pistol. Austria's Chancellor declared three days of national mourning, and a national conversation about gun laws is expected to follow.
11-06-2025
At least 10 people were killed and 11 injured in a school shooting at BORG Dreierschutzengasse secondary school in Graz, Austria. The 21-year-old gunman, a former pupil, died after allegedly shooting himself in the school toilet. The victims included students and adults, with six females and four males initially confirmed dead, and a 10th female victim dying later in hospital. The Austrian government has declared three days of mourning, with the flag to be flown at half-mast and a minute of silence held.
11-06-2025
At least seven people, including two police officers, have died in a series of bomb and gun attacks in south-western Colombia, with local media linking some of the attacks to a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group. The attacks targeted police stations, municipal buildings, and civilian targets in Cali and nearby towns, with reports of car bombs, motorcycle bombs, rifle fire, and a suspected drone being used, and the number of injured ranging from 28 to over 50.
11-06-2025
Mexican security forces killed four suspected cartel members during a chase in the southern state of Chiapas, near the Guatemalan border, just days after five police officers were ambushed and killed in the same area, with authorities seizing four trucks and several weapons, and a man was later arrested in connection to the officers' murders.
