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June 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM

Austrian school shooter planned attack in detail but motive unclear, police say

Officials say the former student who killed nine students and a teacher at a school in Austria and then took his own life planned the attack in detail
June 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
People attend a wreath laying ceremony after a former student opened fire the day before fatally wounding several people and injuring many others before taking his own life, Graz, Austria, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
June 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM

'Complete shock': Residents of Graz in anguish after attack: Reporter's notebook

ABC News Foreign Correspondent Tom Soufi Burridge reports from Graz, Austria.
June 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
People light candles in the main square following a deadly school shooting in Graz, Austria, June 10, 2025. Picture taken with a low shutter speed.
June 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM

Graz school shooting survivors not in life-threatening condition, hospitals say

Eleven people injured in a school shooting in Graz, Austria, on Tuesday are still being treated but are not in life-threatening condition, officials said.
June 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A crisis worker is pictured at a makeshift memorial site at the location of a school shooting in Graz, Austria, on June 11, 2025.
June 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM

10 dead in Austrian school shooting, along with alleged shooter, officials say

Ten people were killed and several others injured in a shooting at a high school in Graz, Austria, the city's mayor said, adding that the alleged shooter is also dead.
June 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Policemen are seen in a street close to a school where, according to reports, several people died in a shooting, on June 10, 2025 in Graz, southeastern Austria.
4 months ago

Driver rams suspect who stabbed 5, helping police make arrest

A 14-year-old boy was fatally stabbed and four others were injured in a knife attack in Villach, Austria, on Saturday, according to police.
4 months ago
Officers of the Austrian State Criminal Police are seen near a cordoned off area after a knife attack near the main square in the city centre of Villach, southern Austria, on Feb. 15, 2025.
4 months ago

Suspect behind horrific knife attack in Austria said to be inspired by ISIS

Officials say a Syrian man, 23, is charged with murder and attempted murder for stabbing and killing a 14-year-old and wounding five others in Villach, Austria.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Suspect behind horrific knife attack in Austria said to be inspired by ISIS
10 months ago

3rd teenager arrested in foiled attack on Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna

Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said a third teenager has been arrested in connection with the foiled attack on now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna.
10 months ago
Cars transit in Caile, where the main suspect of planning an attack at the venue of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna is from, in North Macedonia, August 8, 2024. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski
10 months ago

Taylor Swift concert terror plot suspect sought to kill self, many others: Officials

Chemical substances and technical devices were found at the house of a 19-year-old Austrian suspected of planning an attack on upcoming Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna.
10 months ago
Security guards remove barriers in front of the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, Austria, on August 8, 2024.
1 year ago

At least 2 dead in Austria avalanche as rescue operation underway

A major rescue operation with dog handlers and helicopters is underway after a large avalanche in Austria has reportedly buried several people.
1 year ago
Rescue teams and helicopters are on standby for a rescue operation following an avalanche in the Oetztal valley April 11, 2024 near Vent, Austria.
5 years ago

15 wounded in terrorist attack in Vienna

Police say gunmen with rifles opened fire in six locations and at least one person was killed. Authorities say one gunman was shot and killed by police, but they are searching for at least one other.
5 years ago
VIDEO: 15 wounded in terrorist attack in Vienna