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| '10 shot dead' at German school | |
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| At least 10 people have been killed in a shooting at a school in south-west Germany, police say. | |
| A number of people are also thought to have been wounded in the attack at the Albertville school in Winnenden, north of Stuttgart. | A number of people are also thought to have been wounded in the attack at the Albertville school in Winnenden, north of Stuttgart. |
| Police say the gunman, who was reported to have been wearing black combat gear, has fled into the town. | Police say the gunman, who was reported to have been wearing black combat gear, has fled into the town. |
| A major search is underway, and police and rescue workers are at the secondary school. | A major search is underway, and police and rescue workers are at the secondary school. |
| 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. class="" href="/1/hi/world/7631162.stm">Timeline of school shootings "We have at least nine dead and numerous injured," a police spokeswoman said. | |
| The editor of the local paper, Frank Nipkau, told television channel N-TV that eight pupils and two adults were among the dead. | |
| The incident is reported to have begun around 0945 (0845 GMT). | The incident is reported to have begun around 0945 (0845 GMT). |
| Local media reports say the gunman was a former pupil. | |
| About 1,000 children are thought to attend the school, in the town some 20km (12 miles) north-east of Stuttgart. | |
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