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| Greek gunman dies after shooting | Greek gunman dies after shooting |
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| 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. | 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. |
| Police said the gunman's motive was revenge, saying he had left a note indicating he was tired of being mocked by fellow pupils. | 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 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. |
| 'Motive was revenge' | 'Motive was revenge' |
| The gunman has been identified in local media as 19-year-old Dimitris Tachmanidis, who was studying car electronics at the Hellenic Manpower Organisation's (OAED) vocational school. | |
| Witnesses said he walked into the college - which offers vocational training for students - 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. | 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. |
| He 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. |
| Mr Efstathiou said the other student had been shot in the chest, arms and legs and remained in a serious condition. | Mr Efstathiou said the other student had been shot in the chest, arms and legs and remained in a serious condition. |
| According to one of the gunman's friends, he was a very quiet youth who was tired of being mocked by other pupils. | According to one of the gunman's friends, he was a very quiet youth who was tired of being mocked by other pupils. |
| "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." |