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Three children were injured in a shooting at a school near the Finnish capital Helsinki on Tuesday morning. This is reported by the Finnish police. A suspect was soon arrested, it was also said to be a minor.
The shooting took place shortly after 10 a.m. local time (9 a.m. Belgian time) in a primary school with about 800 students between 7 and 15 years old in Vantaa, a suburb of Helsinki. According to Finnish media, three children were injured and have since been taken to a nearby hospital.
A suspect was quickly arrested. It is also said to be a minor, although it is not clear whether it also concerns a student from the same school. There is currently no clarity about his or her motive.
For a while, the Finnish police asked local residents to avoid the area surrounding the school, but school director Sari Laasila said that “the immediate danger has passed.”
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