The killer of 10 students at a secondary school in Austrian city Graz has been identified as a former pupil of the school.
Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said six of those killed at the school were female and three were male. Graz hospital later confirmed the death of a 10th person.
Karner said another dozen people had been injured but gave no further details about the victims. Austrian media said most were students.
Police said they believed the 21-year-old Austrian shooter, who was found dead in a bathroom, had been operating alone when he entered the school with two guns and opened fire.
His motive remained unclear.
Chancellor Christian Stocker called the shooting a “dark day in the history of our country”.
“There are no words for the pain and grief that we all – all of Austria – are feeling right now,” Reuters quoted Stocker as saying.
Stocker travelled to Graz where, at a press conference alongside officials including Karner, he announced three days of national mourning. A minute’s silence was set for 10 a.m. (0800 GMT) on Wednesday.
Police had found a farewell note from the shooter at his home. The police were not immediately available to comment on the note.
