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| German school gunman 'kills 16' | |
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| Sixteen people have been killed after a teenage gunman went on a rampage in south-west Germany, officials say. | |
| Among the dead were 10 pupils and three teachers at the Albertville secondary school in Winnenden, north of Stuttgart, police say. | |
| The gunman, a 17-year-old former pupil, entered the school at about 0945 (0845 GMT) dressed in black combat gear and opened fire at random. | |
| He fled in a stolen car, but was later killed in a shoot-out with police. | |
| See where the school shooting took place | See where the school shooting took place |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the shooting as "incomprehensible". | |
| 'Heart-breaking' | 'Heart-breaking' |
| Police said the suspect - who has not yet been identified - was killed during a shoot-out with officers in the town of Wendlingen, about 40km (25 miles) away from the school. | Police said the suspect - who has not yet been identified - was killed during a shoot-out with officers in the town of Wendlingen, about 40km (25 miles) away from the school. |
| The police said he fled there in a car he had hijacked after the school shooting - killing a passer-by as he made his escape. | The police said he fled there in a car he had hijacked after the school shooting - killing a passer-by as he made his escape. |
| Police spokesman Inka Buckmueller said the shoot-out took place at a car showroom, where two bystanders were killed and two police officers were injured. | Police spokesman Inka Buckmueller said the shoot-out took place at a car showroom, where two bystanders were killed and two police officers were injured. |
| "The suspect also died as a result of this shooting," she said. | "The suspect also died as a result of this shooting," she said. |
| Baden-Wuerttemburg state governor Guenther Oettinger said police killed the suspect, the Associated Press reported. | Baden-Wuerttemburg state governor Guenther Oettinger said police killed the suspect, the Associated Press reported. |
| GERMAN SCHOOL ATTACKS 2006: A former pupil injures 11 students at a school in western town of Emsdetten before turning the gun on himself. 2002: A former pupil kills 17 people in his school in the eastern city of Erfurt, then kills himself. In pictures: School shootingTimeline of school shootings | GERMAN SCHOOL ATTACKS 2006: A former pupil injures 11 students at a school in western town of Emsdetten before turning the gun on himself. 2002: A former pupil kills 17 people in his school in the eastern city of Erfurt, then kills himself. In pictures: School shootingTimeline of school shootings |
| In total, 10 students, three teachers and three passers-by are thought to be among the dead. | |
| The attack is reported to have begun at about 0945 (0845 GMT). | The attack is reported to have begun at about 0945 (0845 GMT). |
| The gunman "went into the school with a weapon and carried out a bloodbath", regional police chief Erwin Hetger said, AP reported. | The gunman "went into the school with a weapon and carried out a bloodbath", regional police chief Erwin Hetger said, AP reported. |
| "I've never seen anything like this in my life," he said. | "I've never seen anything like this in my life," he said. |
| Mr Hetger said informing the families of what had happened was a heart-breaking job. | Mr Hetger said informing the families of what had happened was a heart-breaking job. |
| "Our thoughts are concentrated on the parents. I have looked some of them in the eye, and it's damn hard to keep your composure," he said. | "Our thoughts are concentrated on the parents. I have looked some of them in the eye, and it's damn hard to keep your composure," he said. |
| The chief reporter of the Stuttgart Journal newspaper, Kevin Latzel, told the BBC that there was a lot of confusion at the school. | The chief reporter of the Stuttgart Journal newspaper, Kevin Latzel, told the BBC that there was a lot of confusion at the school. |
| "It's very horrible... the parents are crying, the pupils are crying and a lot of police is there and nobody knows really what happened," he said. | "It's very horrible... the parents are crying, the pupils are crying and a lot of police is there and nobody knows really what happened," he said. |
| "They are very afraid, the pupils are calling their parents and the parents they want to pick [them] up but they can't do this, the parents they are not allowed to get into the classrooms," he added. | "They are very afraid, the pupils are calling their parents and the parents they want to pick [them] up but they can't do this, the parents they are not allowed to get into the classrooms," he added. |
| Witnesses said students jumped from the windows of the school after the gunman opened fire. | Witnesses said students jumped from the windows of the school after the gunman opened fire. |
| About 1,000 children are thought to attend the Albertville school, about 20km (12 miles) north-east of Stuttgart. | About 1,000 children are thought to attend the Albertville school, about 20km (12 miles) north-east of Stuttgart. |
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