Austria is in mourning after a school shooting in Graz left ten dead, including the 21-year-old gunman, in the country’s deadliest such attack in recent years, according to BBC.
The incident at Dreierschützengasse secondary school claimed nine victims and seriously injured twelve others, according to Interior Minister Gerhard Karner. Among the dead was a 17-year-old French student.
On Tuesday night, thousands gathered in Graz to hold a candlelight vigil. Austria has declared three days of mourning, with a nationwide minute of silence set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. Flags at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna will fly at half-staff, BBC reported.
