Ten people killed in school shooting in Austria

Presumed shooter and several students killed in attack in city of Graz, says mayor

At least 10 people have been killed and more seriously injured in a shooting at a secondary school in the southern Austrian city of Graz, authorities have said.

The mayor of Graz, Elke Kahr, said the presumed shooter and several students were among the fatalities in the attack, the deadliest in Austria’s postwar history.

Local media reported the attack began at about 10am local time when a gunman opened fire in two classrooms. Ninety minutes later local police said on social media they believed there was “no further danger” after a major security operation involving a special forces unit and several police helicopters.

Pupils and staff were evacuated from the BORG Dreierschützengasse high school in Graz, and the building was being thoroughly searched, a police spokesperson said, confirming “several fatalities” but giving no specific number.