The police said 10 people were killed in a school shooting in the city of Graz, Austria.
The incident was done at the Dreierschützengasse Secondary School in the northwest of the city.
According to Gerhard Karner Interior Minister, six women and three men were killed by this attack. The police said the 21 -year -old gunman soon killed his life in the school toilet.
According to local media reports, 28 people are being treated for injuries.
The gunman was an Austrian man and a former Dreierschützengasse student who did not graduate from school.
At the same meeting, police officers confirmed that the gun was not known to the police before the attack.
According to the current information, the gunman owns the two guns used in this attack and has a firearm license, the police added.
A three -day mourning was proclaimed in Austria, and the silence of the nation will be held to honor the victims at 10 am on Wednesday.
President Alexander Van Der Belen will fly from the half mast to the Hopeburg Palace of Vienna, where the office is located.
According to Austria’s Minister of Education, Christoph Wiederkehr, the school that has been attacked will be closed until there is an additional notice.
Austrian Prime Minister Christian Stocker declared on Tuesday a “dark day in the history of our country” and declared the shooting case as “national tragedy.”
“School is not a place to learn, but a reliable space, and a comfortable and future space,” he added.
“In this difficult time, being a human is our most powerful point.”
Austria’s APA News Agency reported that seven of the murderers were students.
STEKER said, “Our country touches our country.”
“These were young people who are about to live their lives.”
The police said they started surgery at the local time (09:00 BST) after the gunshot was heard inside the school.
The police said the cobra tactical unit, which handles attack and hostages, was deployed to school, the police said.
The authorities evacuated all students and teachers in the building. The police confirmed that the school was secured and there was no risk to the public anymore.
Fanny Gasser, a journalist of the Austrian daily newspaper, Zeitung, said, “In the region, we cried on the streets and talked with friends at school when the shooting was happening and lost friends.
Although she is the second largest city in Austria, Graz said, “It’s not big.”
She said she would not be ready for the possibility of attack. “We live in Austria, not living in the United States, which looks like a very safe space.”
The Elke Kahr regional market called this incident as “terrible tragedy.”
Kaja Kallas vice president of the European Commission told the news that “I was deeply shocked.” “All children should feel safe at school and be able to learn freely from fear and violence.” She posted on X.
