Nine people, including seven students, have been killed in an attack on a school in the Austrian city of Graz, the city’s mayor said on Tuesday, according to a Guardian report.
Graz Mayor Elke Kahr confirmed the death toll to Austria Press Agency APA following the incident at the educational facility.
Police confirmed “several dead” in the attack and said they had secured the site with no further danger to the public. A specialist Cobra unit and police helicopter were deployed as part of the response.
Multiple Austrian media outlets had earlier reported up to five deaths in the attack, citing local sources, with additional injuries reported.
The incident prompted a major police response in Austria’s second-largest city. Authorities have not yet released details about the circumstances of the attack or the perpetrator.
Further details are expected as the investigation continues.
(information from The Guardian)
