A 12-year-old opened fire Tuesday at a school north of the Finnish capital Helsinki, killing a fellow student and seriously injuring two others before being taken into custody, police said.
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Police had earlier said that both the suspect and the injured were 12 years old. They have opened an investigation into murder and attempted murder."At first I didn't understand it was a weapon. Then a terrible scream could be heard and children ran across the yard," the witness said.In an update, police said the suspect, who was carrying a gun, had been arrested in Helsinki in a "calm manner".
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said he was "deeply shocked" and his thoughts were with the victims, their relatives and the other students and staff.In November 2007, an 18-year-old man opened fire at a secondary school in Jokela, around 50 kilometres north of Helsinki, killing the headmaster and a nurse along with six students before turning the gun on himself.
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