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HELSINKI (Reuters) - One person was killed and three injured in a shooting at a school in a southern Finland on Wednesday, an official at the local authority said.

One of those shot was the head teacher of the school, said Tuula Panula, spokeswoman for the Tuusula municipality, some 60 km (40 miles) from the Finnish capital Helsinki.

"There is no information about the shooter. One of those who were shot at was the principal of the school," Panula said.

She said there were also injuries from glass debris.

Junior Constable Olli Laine said local police had surrounded the building, which houses both a middle school and high school, and were evacuating students.

Eero Hirvensalo, medical incident commander, said there were still people inside the building and that medical teams had been put on standby.

The Finnish News Agency said a teenage high school pupil opened fire in the middle of a class, but officials did not confirm this.

Violent incidents are rare at Finnish schools. The Finnish News Agency said there had been four stabbings at schools since 1999, but none of these caused fatalities.

Niara diay ni, thanks Ms Ginger.

Haps, this news reminds me of what Jack says on how weird the Finnish are.

Ja, I think this four countries telling each other weird lol

School shootings whats this world coming too?

What next?

Condolences to the families afflicted by such loss.

Requiem In Pacem

Not only one but 8 people were killed and 12 others wounded.

The killer was also a student and only 18 years old.

Before ni niya gihimo iya na gibutang sa you tube ang iyang video testing his gun and explaining why he is doing this.
He said: "you will surely call  me crazy, a psychopat, a criminal and a big s***..but the truth is, I am just an animal, an individual, a dissident"

When the police came he also point the gun in his head and shot himself.

What a tragedy.

Shooting in school often happened in USA where it is easy to get a gun but this is first time here in Scandinavia.
It is really a very big shock !

Quote from: Ginger on November 08, 2007, 03:45:54 AM
Haps, this news reminds me of what Jack says on how weird the Finnish are.

Ginger, who is Jack?

Quote from: asianfairy on November 10, 2007, 04:14:42 AM
Ginger, who is Jack?

Jack is a Norwegian friend. Someone we know from the other forum (the forum I used to hang out before I got addicted to TB)

aha...:-)

school shooting na fud... sad!