Nine people were killed and several others were injured in a school shooting in the southern Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday. The perpetrator also died.perpetrator also died.
Mayor Elke Kahr, who initially said that eight people — seven students and one adult —were among the dead, described the event as a “terrible tragedy,” the Austria Press Agency reported. Kahr said that many people were taken to hospitals with injuries.
Kahr later said that the death toll rose to 10, but it was unclear whether this figure includes the alleged perpetrator, who also died in the aftermath of the attack. The police confirmed that the figure included the attacker.
The Austrian interior ministry previously confirmed there were several casualties, but has not revealed any further details.
We will update as more news becomes available.
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