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Greek school gunman wounds three Greek school gunman wounds three
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A Greek student shot and injured a fellow student and two passers-by before turning the gun on himself, police say.A Greek student shot and injured a fellow student and two passers-by before turning the gun on himself, police say.
Both the gunman and the other student were said to be in a serious condition, while the two passers-by escaped with light injuries. The gunman later died from his injuries. The other student is in a serious condition, while the two passers-by have lighter injuries.
The shooting happened at a vocational college in a poor district of Athens.The shooting happened at a vocational college in a poor district of Athens.
School shootings are rare in Greece and the incident has stunned Greeks, the BBC's Malcolm Brabant in Athens says.School shootings are rare in Greece and the incident has stunned Greeks, the BBC's Malcolm Brabant in Athens says.
The student, believed to be aged 20, walked into the college on Friday morning with two pistols, witnesses told Greek television.The student, believed to be aged 20, walked into the college on Friday morning with two pistols, witnesses told Greek television.
He was said to have been heading for the classrooms, but as he mounted the stairs he fired three shots at a 19-year-old student heading towards him, hitting him in the abdomen.He was said to have been heading for the classrooms, but as he mounted the stairs he fired three shots at a 19-year-old student heading towards him, hitting him in the abdomen.
The gunman then turned to leave the school and was confronted by two workers from a nearby factory, witnesses said.The gunman then turned to leave the school and was confronted by two workers from a nearby factory, witnesses said.
The man shot at the two men before running across the road and shooting himself in the head.The man shot at the two men before running across the road and shooting himself in the head.
"The gunman is in very serious condition with a gunshot wound to the head ... he's about to receive surgery," senior health ministry official Panayiotis Efstathiou told the Associated Press news agency. "He succumbed during the operation to save him," senior health ministry official Panayiotis Efstathiou said.
"The victim who is seriously injured is 18 or 19 years old. The other two are about 30 and are not seriously hurt." The gunman was said to have been studying car electronics at the college, which offers vocational training for the unemployed.
The gunman is said to have been studying car electronics at the college, which offers vocational training for the unemployed. He had been described as an introvert with few friends who rarely spoke to anyone.
He has been described as an introvert with few friends who rarely spoke to anyone, our correspondent in Athens says. Police said he had left a note accusing his fellow students of picking on him.
"He left a note saying he couldn't take it any more," police spokesman Panayiotis Stathis told The Associated Press.
"It seems his motive was revenge."