Jokela

Fatal shooting at Finnish school


The shooter, who police named as Pekka Eric Auvinen, is in a critical condition at Toolo Hospital, Dr. Eeero Hirvensalo told CNN. Police believe he tried to take his own life.


Fatal shooting at Finnish school

At least seven people have been killed and several injured in a shooting at a school in southern Finland. Police gave no details of the victims' injuries in the incident in the town of Tuusula, some 50km north of the capital Helsinki.
Fatal shooting at Finnish school



Teenager shoots himself after massacre at Finnish school



Mördaren vid massakern på skolan i Jokela, Finland, kan ha varnat för dådet på Youtube. Igår lade en person upp en video med rubriken "Jokela High School Massacre".

Teenager shoots



Eight killed at Finland school after YouTube post
TUUSULA, Finland (Reuters) - Seven children were killed when a fellow student opened fire at a school in southern Finland on Wednesday, hours after he posted a video on YouTube foreshadowing a massacre there.


TUUSULA, Finland (Reuters) - Seven children were killed when a fellow pupil opened fire at a school in southern Finland on Wednesday, hours after a video was posted on YouTube predicting a massacre there.




A national day of mourning is being held in Finland after a student shoots dead seven fellow pupils and a teacher.

A national day of mourning is planned across Finland on Thursday, one day after police say an 18-year-old student apparently opened fire on classmates and school principal before turning the gun on himself.


Finland Reviews Gun Laws After Eight Killed in School Massacre
In Europe

An 18-year-old high school student shot and killed eight people on Wednesday, Nov. 7, in one of the worst tragedies in Finland's recent history. The president has called for a review of the country's handgun laws.


Flags in Finland fly at half-mast after school shooting massacre


Mördaren kan ha varnat för massakern på Youtube igår
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Mördaren vid massakern på skolan i Jokela, Finland, kan ha varnat för dådet på Youtube. Dagen före lade en person upp en video med rubriken "Jokela High School Massacre".


High school killer Face of teen who shot eight dead
In Europe

THIS is the teenage gunman who killed at least eight people during a murderous shooting spree at a Finnish school.



Killer posts message on YouTube in echo of Virginia Tech murders
In Europe

A teenage gunman killed eight people as he rampaged through his school in Finland yesterday, hours after bragging on the internet that he planned to unleash a bloodbath.



Nine die in Finland after YouTube post
In worldNews

TUUSULA, Finland (Reuters) - Seven children and a head teacher were killed when a pupil opened fire at a school in southern Finland on Wednesday, hours after he posted a video on YouTube foreshadowing a massacre there.


Modern killers turn to video to get message out
In internetNews

LONDON (Reuters) - The posting on YouTube of a clip announcing a school shooting in Finland before it happened shows how self-shot videos have become the favored means for modern killers wanting to get their message across.




YouTube Video Warned About School Shooting
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mytrip writes to tell us that CNN is reporting at least eight dead in a Finland school shooting that was apparently planned out in graphic videos posted to YouTube. "YouTube appeared to have removed 89 videos linked to his account, many of them featuring Nazi imagery, shortly after the incident. Finnish media reported someone posted a message two weeks ago on the Web site, warning of a bloodbath at the school. A video posted earlier Wednesday, by 'Sturmgeist89,' was titled 'Jokela High School Massacre - 11/7/2007.' 'Sturmgeist89' identified himself as Auvinen, and said he chose the name 'Sturmgeist' because it means 'storm spirit' in German."


In Finland shooting, fallout for YouTube?
The video-sharing site is getting worked over by some media outlets. It doesn't deserve it. Seven children and one adult are dead at a school in Finland, and the teen who police say did it posted several threatening screeds on YouTube prior to his rampage. ...