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| Fatal shooting at Finnish school | |
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| At least one person has been killed and three others injured in a shooting incident at a school in southern Finland, local media reports. | |
| Police gave no details of the victims' injuries in the incident in the town of Tuusula, some 50km (30 miles) north of the capital Helsinki. | Police gave no details of the victims' injuries in the incident in the town of Tuusula, some 50km (30 miles) north of the capital Helsinki. |
| Finnish media reported that the shots had been fired by an 18-year-old man who is thought to be inside the school. | Finnish media reported that the shots had been fired by an 18-year-old man who is thought to be inside the school. |
| The building has now been surrounded by police and ambulances are on standby. | The building has now been surrounded by police and ambulances are on standby. |
| A Tuusula municipality spokesman said the gunman opened fire during a lesson, Finland's STT news agency said. | |
| Students and staff fled in panic, and a number of heavily armed police were later seen rushing to the scene, STT said. | |
| Some media reports suggested a message on the You Tube website was linked to the shooting. | |
| The school reportedly has several hundred students. |