There was a shooting at a school in the town of Vantaa, north of Helsinki. This was reported by the AFP news agency, citing the Finnish police. The public was asked to stay away.
Three 13-year-old children were injured, Reuters news agency reported.
As the Visegrád 24 portal also reports, a primary school was affected. Children would still go to school. A 12-year-old suspect has now been arrested, the police report. There is nothing to indicate that he had any further goals.
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Reported school shooting in Helsinki, Finland.
Viertola primary school has approximately 800 students between the ages of 7 and 15.
There is no information yet on whether the shooter has been caught. There are still children in hiding at the school pic.twitter.com/b8MSgKP7rK
— Visegrad 24 (@visegrad24) April 2, 2024
(rbu/sda/dpa/t-online)
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