'At least eight dead in Graz school shooting' with major police operation underway in Austria

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Source: MSN/The Independent

At least eight people have been killed in a school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz, according to reports.

Austrian police confirmed that a major operation was underway in the city on Tuesday morning after gunshots were heard inside the school. Austria’s interior ministry has now confirmed that there are several deaths.

Local newspaper Kronen Zeitung reported that at least eight fatalities have been confirmed. Police said the situation is secure and no further danger is expected after the school was evacuated with everyone taken to a safe meeting point.

The suspected perpetrator, reportedly a pupil, is believed to have killed himself, ORF reported, but it is unclear whether the student’s reported death is included in the total reported victim toll.



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Graz mayor Elke Kahr has just told the Austria Press Agency APA that there are nine dead, including seven students, one adult. It is understood that the ninth dead is the perpetrator.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/10/russia-strikes-drown-peace-efforts-zelenskyy-ukraine-europe-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6847fee08f0847b9d7ae49d6#block-6847fee08f0847b9d7ae49d6

Austria’s Kronen Zeitung noted that the incident took place close to the tenth anniversary of the 2015 Graz attack “which many Graz residents still remember today” in which three people died, and 36 were injured.

There is currently no suggestion the two attacks were linked.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/10/russia-strikes-drown-peace-efforts-zelenskyy-ukraine-europe-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6847f6418f0868a29b8015be#block-6847f6418f0868a29b8015be

Austrian police have said the shooting took place at a federal upper secondary school on Dreierschützengasse, in the north-west of the city of Graz, not far from the main central train station.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce3vxrz6rpnt?post=asset%3A8d43656e-0cf7-4300-bbb8-3697fd484665#post