London, Paris and Belgrade: at least nine people are dead after a shooting on Tuesday in a school in Graz, Austria, said the mayor of the city, adding that the alleged shooter is also dead.
Austrian state police confirmed the death toll, after before saying In social networks that there had been several deaths at school, Borg Dreierschützengasse.
Several others were seriously injured, police said in An update.
The police are seen in a street near a school where, according to reports, several people died in a shooting, on June 10, 2025 in Graz, southeast of Austria.
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“The shooting in the school in Graz is a national tragedy that has deeply surprised our country,” said Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker in A statement Posted in social networks.
He added: “The young people suddenly started from the lives they had ahead of them. There are no words for the pain and pain that all of us, all of Austria, we are feeling right now.”
Two police officers look near a school where, according to reports, several people died in a shooting, on June 10, 2025 in Graz, southeast Austria.
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The officers responded after shots were heard at school, said the state police in a message posted on social networks, and then added: “The school was evacuated and all the people were taken to a safe meeting point.”
Ambulance cars are seen in a street near a school where, according to reports, several people died in a shooting, on June 10, 2025 in Graz, southeast of Austria.
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Emergency vehicles, including Cobra tactical vehicles, had been deployed on the site, police said. The video filmed near the scene showed a street full of ambulances and other emergency vehicles.
The city of Graz is located in southern Austria, in the province of Stiria. It is the second largest Austrian city per population, with approximately 300,000 residents.
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Ellie Kaufman of ABC News contributed to this report.
