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Greek school gunman wounds three Greek gunman dies after shooting
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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 has died after shooting a fellow student and two passers-by at his college in Athens before turning the gun on himself.
The gunman later died from his injuries. The other student is in a serious condition, while the two passers-by have lighter injuries. Police said the gunman's motive was revenge, saying he had left a note indicating he was tired of being mocked by fellow pupils.
The wounded student is in a serious condition in hospital. The other two victims have minor 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. 'Motive was revenge'
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 has been identified in local media as 19-year-oldDimitris Tachmanidis, who was studying car electronics at the college.
Witnesses said he walked into the college - which offers vocational training for the unemployed - on Friday morning with two pistols.
He was said to have been heading for the classrooms, but as he mounted the stairs he fired at least three shots at a 19-year-old student heading towards him.
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. He shot at the two men before running across the road and shooting himself in the head.
"He succumbed during the operation to save him," senior health ministry official Panayiotis Efstathiou said."He succumbed during the operation to save him," senior health ministry official Panayiotis Efstathiou said.
The gunman was said to have been studying car electronics at the college, which offers vocational training for the unemployed. Mr Efstathiou said the other student had been shot in the chest, arms and legs and remained in a serious condition.
He had been described as an introvert with few friends who rarely spoke to anyone. According to one of the gunman's friends, he was a very quiet youth who was tired of being mocked by other pupils.
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."
"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."