At least 11 people were killed in shocking bloodshed in her school Austria – a woman who had been heavily injured in a hospital after carnage At Graz’s school, he lost the battle in the afternoon to keep alive, raising the number of dead to ten.
Perpetrator of the massacre at a school in Austria, he is a 21 -year -old, former student in that school, who committed suicide.
According to a report by the Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung, He had left a suicide note at his home.
A 17 -year -old Frenchman is among the dead of the Graz attack, according to the French News Agency (AFP) citing the victim’s father.
“My son is among the victims. Police came at 18:30 (local time, 19:30 in Greece) to let us know, “the 17 -year -old’s father told AFP, asking to maintain his anonymity.
The incident took place at the Dreierschützengasse Gymnasium, in the northwest of the city.
According to police, another 12 people were injured, some seriously.
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Makelaris was a former student
The perpetrator, whose name has not yet been announced, was a former student of Dreierschützengasse who did not graduate from school, Interior Minister Gerhard Carner said at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon.
In the same interview, police said the motive of the perpetrator was still being investigated.
Police also confirmed that the perpetrator was not known to the police before the attack.
According to current information, the perpetrator legally possessed the two weapons he used in the attack and had a weapon license, police added.
Local media reported that the suspect used a pistol and a shotgun to carry out the slaughter.
He was Austrian from the wider Graz area and he was on his own, police said.
Three -day mourning
A three -day mourning was declared in Austria, and throughout the country there will be a minute’s silence tomorrow at 10:00 am. Local time, in memory of the victims.
The flags at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, where President Alexander van der Bellen has his office, will wave mes.
According to Austrian Education Minister Christof Winterker, the massacre school will remain closed until younger.
Austrian Chancellor Christian Stoker described today as a “black day in the history of our country” and declared the slaughter “national tragedy”.
“School is more than a place for learning – it is a place of trust, comfort and hope for the future,” he said at a press conference, adding that this safe space was “violated”.
“In these difficult times, being human beings is our strongest point,” he said.
Blood donation tails
Hours after the attack, dozens of Austria citizens formed queues outside a blood donation center in Graz.
“Today is a difficult day for all of us in Graz. I am here to donate blood and help people in need, “25 -year -old Stephanie Kainning told Reuters.
“Today I’m here because I wanted to do something. I felt helpless with the news, “said 30 -year -old Johanna.
Another person waiting in the queue told Reuters that blood donation was “the only way to help”.
The incident is the most deadly mass attack with shots in recent history.
In 2020, jihadist Kujtim Fejzulai killed four people and injured another 23 when he opened fire in a busy Vienna area.
In 2016, an armed man opened a fire in a concert in Nenzing, killing two people before committing suicide. Another eleven people were injured in the attack.