German school gunman 'kills 15'

[Beskar]

German school gunman 'kills 15'

Wednesday, 11 March 2009

BBC NEWS | Europe | German school gunman 'kills 15'

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Fifteen people have been killed after a teenage gunman went on a rampage in south-west Germany, officials say.

The gunman, a 17-year-old former pupil, is also dead, police say.

The teenager, who was said to have been wearing black combat gear, was chased by police after fleeing the school into the centre of town.

See where the attack took place

It is unclear whether the gunman was shot by police or killed himself. Earlier reports said he had been arrested.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to make a statement on the shooting at 1600 (1500 GMT), a government spokesman said.

Nine students, three teachers and three passers-by are thought to be among the dead.

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GERMAN SCHOOL ATTACKS
2006: A former pupil injures 11 students at a school in western town of Emsdetten before turning the gun on himself.
2002: A former pupil kills 17 people in his school in the eastern city of Erfurt, then kills himself.
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The chief reporter of the Stuttgart Journal newspaper, Kevin Latzel, told the BBC that there was a lot of confusion at the scene of the shooting.

"It's very horrible... the parents are crying, the pupils are crying and a lot of police is there and nobody knows really what happened," he said.

"They are very afraid, the pupils are calling their parents and the parents they want to pick [them] up but they can't do this, the parents they are not allowed to get into the classrooms," he added.

The attack is reported to have begun at about 0945 (0845 GMT).

The gunman "went into the school with a weapon and carried out a bloodbath", regional police chief Erwin Hetger said, the Associated Press news agency reported.

"I've never seen anything like this in my life," he said.

Witnesses said students jumped from the windows of the school after the gunman opened fire.

About 1,000 children are thought to attend the school, in the town some 20km (12 miles) north-east of Stuttgart.

 

[Kharian_Beast]

It is unclear whether the gunman was shot by police or killed himself. Earlier reports said he had been arrested.

From what I'm hearing Polizei shot him. Really a tragedy but sadly nothing new for Germany, younger generation is going ape shi*.

 

[Omar1984]

Terrorism exists everywhere and it always existed, its useless to have a war on terror.

 

[Patriot]

Nazi Terrorism..The boy must be crazy.

 

[leonblack08]

This is what happens when you make availability of guns easy for everyone.

 

[metalfalcon]

Another Pea head goes Nuts just like in USA.