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Finnish Shooter
Pekka-Eric Auvinen, an 18-year-old teenager killed eight people,
and wounded twelve more.
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Jokela Is A Small Town
There are only 400 pupils at Jokela High School. Jokela, which has
a population of 5,300 inhabitants.
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He Wandered The School
Kim Kiuru, a teacher at the school, said: "He (the gunman) was
moving systematically through the school hallways, knocking on the
doors and shooting through the doors".
"It felt unreal, a pupil I have taught myself was running towards me,
screaming, a pistol in his hand."
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SWAT Surrounded The School
Police said they had the situation 'under control' after they
surrounded the school. 'There is no danger to outsiders now,'
police spokesman Tero Haapala said. 'We have the situation under
control.'
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He Was Found Dead
Officers found Auvinen wounded in the head from an apparent
self-inflicted gunshot. The assailant and most of the victims were
in the lower lobby of the school, police said.
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Finnish Prime Minister Calls Emergency Meeting
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen described the situation as "extremely
tragic" and said the government would hold an emergency meeting.
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Guns Are Common
There are plenty of gun enthusiasts in Finland, in fact there are
56 privately owned weapons for every one hundred Finns. In the coming
weeks expect calls for a revision of the country's
gun laws that allows such widespread gun ownership.
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Jewish Reaction
Finland claims a small Jewish population of 5,000. As in other
countries they control the newspapers, and TV, and heavily
influence elections, and the political system.
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