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12-Year-Old Child Opens Fire In Finnish School, Injures Three
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Police have the suspect in custody and activated the city’s crisis group.
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Finnish Interior Minister expressed shock and concern over the incident on social media.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 12-year-old opened fire at a school outside the Finnish capital Helsinki on Tuesday, injuring three other children.
Police have confirmed that the attacker is in custody.
The school in Vantaa caters to around 800 pupils and 90 staff, with students aged seven to 15 attending grades one to nine.
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Police reported the incident shortly after 10:00 am (0700 GMT), stating that there were injuries resulting from the shooting.
Police were alerted to the scene at 09:08 am and later specified that both the suspect and the injured were all 12 years old.
The city of Vantaa’s crisis group was activated following the shooting, local media reported.
Images from the scene showed a large number of police at the school.
In an update around 11:30, police said the suspect, who was carrying a gun at the time, had been arrested in an area of Helsinki in a “calm manner.”
Parents of pupils attending the school told media that the shooting had occured in a classroom.
Police urged the public to stay away from the area and remain indoors.
“Do not open the door to strangers,” they said in a statement.
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Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen in a post on X (formerly Twitter) said that the day had started in a “shocking way”.
“I can only imagine the pain and worry that many families are experiencing at the moment,” she said.
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