In heavy mourning the Austriaafter the current shock of today’s (10.06.2025) bloody armed attack on schoolfrom which 10 people died, including the perpetrator.
A high school student seems to be Mackelis who scattered death at the Graz city school in southern Austria, according to the French agency, with Austrian police estimating, in a post on X, “that he acted alone”.
«This horror cannot be described in words“Federal President Alexander Van Der Belen said for the attack at the Graz school and spoke of” hitting the heart of Austria “.
MULTIPLE DEAD IN AUSTRIAN SCHOOL SHOOTING
A shooting at BORG Dreierschützengasse school in Graz, Austria, has left at several dead, including students and teachers, with many injured.
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“They were young, who had all their lives in front of them. A teacher who accompanied them all on the way. There is nothing that could currently soften the pain that parents, grandparents, brothers and friends of the murdered feel, “the federal president writes in a post on the” X “platform.
He added: “Austria is mourning and at this time we stand united, to withstand the pain together. We stand united to support all those who are in pain. Today and in all the difficult days to come, our country will show that our power is exactly in this unity. “
BREAKING: The mayor of Graz says nine people are dead after a school shooting in Austria, according to the Austria Press Agency.
This includes the suspect, seven students and an adult, mayor Elke Kahr said.
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Three -day national mourning was preached by Austrian Chancellor Christian StockR, in memory of the victims of today’s Graz school attack.
In addition, as Mr Stoker’s city of tragedy recently said, tomorrow at 11:00 (Greek time) will be observed all over the country of a minute’s silence.
Ten deadAmong them the armed perpetrator is the account of the attack earlier today (10.602.2025), as reported by the APA news agency citing Elke Car, Mayor of the city.
The Mayor of Graz, Austria’s second largest city, He described the incident “horrible tragedy” and said there are several injurieswho have been taken to the hospital.
The reactions
In its today’s announcement Austrian Chancellor Christian Stoker described the attack as “national tragedy” And he expressed his condolences to the families of the students who died.
Police Officers during the school evacuation after the armed / reuters / borut zivulovic
«Graz’s massacre is a national tragedywhich shocked the whole country. There are no words to describe the pain that all of us, Austria, is at the moment, “Skonker said.
Shocked by European diplomacy leaders Kaya Calas and European Commission President Ursula von der Laien. “Every child must feel safe at school and be able to learn freely, without fear or violence,” Callas wrote on the X network.
Deeply shocked by the news of the school shooting in Austria.
Every child should feel safe at school and be able to learn free from fear and violence.
My thoughts are with the victims, their families and the Austrian people in this dark moment.
– Kaja Kallas (@kajallas) June 10, 2025
«News from Graz touches me in the heart“, Said Ursula von der Layen. “Schools are symbols of youth, hope and future“,” It is difficult to accept that schools are becoming places of death and violence, “he added.
The news from Graz meet the mark.
My thoughts are with the victims, their families and friends.
Schools are symbols for youth, hope, and future. It is difficult to endure when schools become locations of death and violence.
My thanks go to the emergency services …
– Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) June 10, 2025
According to local Police spokesman Fritz Grudnging, cited by the ORF public television station on his website, The perpetrator probably committed suicide. “The situation is very unclear right now,” police sources told APA news agency.
Austrian tabloid Kronen Zeitung spoke for at least 10 severely injured.
Graz’s school in which the horrible tragedy with the bloody armed raid / Reuters / Borut Zivulovic
Austrian media information did not specify how many of the dead are students. Ambulances are located on the spot, outside the Secondary School on Draierlyzsengase Street.
A police spokesman said the school had been evacuated and that psychological support is provided to relatives of victims and students. “There is no further risk for the population but there are many dead“, He told Austrian television.
Kronen Zeitung reported that A suspect was found dead in school toiletsbut Reuters did not confirm it immediately.
Police Officers during the school evacuation after the armed / reuters / borut zivulovic
OR Austria has one of the largest rates of gunfire in Europe estimated to be 30 weapons per 100 inhabitants, according to a survey by the Independent International Small Arms Survey.
The machine guns and repeat carbines are prohibitedwhile ownership of rotors, pistols and semi -automatic weapons is permitted only with an official license.
Rifles and carbines are allowed with a firearm or hunting license or for members of the shooting groups.