Bomb assault plans discovered at suspect’s residence

Deserted plans for a bomb assault have been discovered on the residence of the suspected gunman in a faculty capturing in Austria, police have mentioned.

Police within the metropolis of Graz additionally discovered a non-functional pipe bomb, and a “farewell” letter and video through the search, they mentioned in a press release.

Ten individuals had been killed within the assault on the secondary college on Tuesday – the deadliest within the nation’s latest historical past.

The suspect, a 21-year-old former pupil on the college, took his personal life in a faculty lavatory shortly after the assault, in response to police. Authorities haven’t but drawn any conclusions on the gunman’s potential motive.

The incident, which left an additional 11 individuals injured, befell at Dreierschützengasse secondary college within the north-west of town.

Six females and three males had been killed within the assault, and a seventh feminine later died in hospital.

A trainer and 9 college students aged between 14 and 17 had been among the many victims, police mentioned. One of many victims was a Polish citizen, whereas the opposite 9 had been Austrian residents.

Three days of mourning had been declared in Austria following the assault, and a nationwide minute’s silence was held on Wednesday at 10:00 native time (08:00 GMT) in reminiscence of the victims. The Austrian flag has been lowered to half-mast on all public buildings.

After the minute’s silence in Graz’s principal sq., one lady, Tores, advised BBC Information that she knew one of many boys who had died. He was 17.

“I’ve know this household for a very long time, together with the son of the household, and knew that he attended that college. I rang instantly, to ask if the whole lot is OK. Then they let me know at noon, that the boy was a kind of slaughtered,” she mentioned.

Police mentioned the suspect was born in Styria and lived along with his single mom, who was additionally Austrian, within the Graz-Umgebung District.

They added that his father, of Armenian origin, had not lived with them since his dad and mom’ separation.

Present info suggests the shooter legally owned the 2 weapons used within the assault – a pistol and a shotgun – and had a firearms licence, police mentioned.

The gunman, who has not but been named, didn’t graduate from the varsity, Inside Minister Gerhard Karner advised a information convention on Tuesday.

Police additionally confirmed the gunman was not identified to police earlier than the assault.

They’ve elevated safety measures round colleges within the metropolis.