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| Fatal shooting at Finnish school | Fatal shooting at Finnish school |
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| At least seven people have been killed and several others injured in a shooting at a school in southern Finland, medical officials say. | |
| Police have given no details of the injured victims, hurt 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 at the town's Jokela secondary school. | Finnish media reported that the shots had been fired by an 18-year-old man at the town's Jokela secondary school. |
| Police inspector Tero Haapala said later the situation was under control. | Police inspector Tero Haapala said later the situation was under control. |
| Mr Haapala said that "there is no danger to outsiders", without commenting on reports that police had arrested the gunman. | Mr Haapala said that "there is no danger to outsiders", without commenting on reports that police had arrested the gunman. |
| The school building is still surrounded by police and ambulances. | The school building is still surrounded by police and ambulances. |
| Dr Eero Hirvensalo, the head of the medical response team, told the Reuters news agency that seven or more people had been killed and that the death toll could rise. | |
| 'Jumped from windows' | 'Jumped from windows' |
| A Tuusula municipality spokesman said the gunman opened fire during a lesson at Jokela secondary school, Finland's STT news agency said. | A Tuusula municipality spokesman said the gunman opened fire during a lesson at Jokela secondary school, 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 reported. | Students and staff fled in panic, and a number of heavily armed police were later seen rushing to the scene, STT reported. |
| Kim Kiuru, a Jokela teacher, said the head teacher announced over the school public announcement's system just before noon (1000 GMT) that all students should remain in their classrooms. | Kim Kiuru, a Jokela teacher, said the head teacher announced over the school public announcement's system just before noon (1000 GMT) that all students should remain in their classrooms. |
| "I stayed in the corridor to listen to more instructions having locked my classroom door," Mr Kiuru told Finland's YLE radio. | "I stayed in the corridor to listen to more instructions having locked my classroom door," Mr Kiuru told Finland's YLE radio. |
| "After that I saw the gunman running with what appeared to be a small calibre handgun in his hand through the doors toward me after which I escaped to the corridor downstairs and ran in the opposite direction." | "After that I saw the gunman running with what appeared to be a small calibre handgun in his hand through the doors toward me after which I escaped to the corridor downstairs and ran in the opposite direction." |
| Mr Kiuru said he saw a woman's body as he fled the building. He said he then told his students to "jump out of the windows... and all my pupils were saved". | Mr Kiuru said he saw a woman's body as he fled the building. He said he then told his students to "jump out of the windows... and all my pupils were saved". |
| Some media reports suggested a message on the YouTube website was linked to the shooting. | Some media reports suggested a message on the YouTube website was linked to the shooting. |
| Jokela school has more than 400 students aged 12 to 18. | Jokela school has more than 400 students aged 12 to 18. |
| It is the first reported shooting incident at a Finnish school. | It is the first reported shooting incident at a Finnish school. |