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At least 10 people have been killed in a shooting at a school in south-west Germany, police say.At least 10 people have been killed in a shooting at a school in south-west Germany, police say.
Most of the dead are thought to have been pupils at the Albertville secondary school in Winnenden, north of Stuttgart.Most of the dead are thought to have been pupils at the Albertville secondary school in Winnenden, north of Stuttgart.
Unconfirmed reports say the gunman, a 17-year-old former pupil wearing black combat gear, was arrested after fleeing into the town centre. Reports say the gunman, thought to be a 17-year-old former pupil wearing black combat gear, fled into the town centre.
Police, rescue teams and fire fighters are at the school. A search is underway with helicopters circling over the town. Police and rescue teams are at the 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. In pictures: German school shootingTimeline of school shootings
Earlier reports said a suspect had been arrested, but German police say the gunman is still on the run.
The incident is reported to have begun around 0945 (0845 GMT).
"We have to assume a death toll in the double-digits," a spokeswoman for the interior ministry in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg told the Reuters news agency."We have to assume a death toll in the double-digits," a spokeswoman for the interior ministry in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg told the Reuters news agency.
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 "These are students," she said. "These are students," she 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 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).
About 1,000 children are thought to attend the school, in the town some 20km (12 miles) north-east of Stuttgart.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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