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Austrian police have launched a major operation after a shooting at a school in Graz

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The death toll has risen to nine after a school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz, according to reports.

Seven students and one adult were among those killed, Mayor Elke Kahr confirmed to local media. She added that the shooter was also dead.