Former Austrian school pupil kills 10; UAE condemns act

A former pupil killed nine people and then himself at a secondary school in the southern Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday in the worst school shooting in the country's modern history.

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Austria's APA news agency reported that a 10th victim died later in hospital of her wounds. Authorities were not immediately available to confirm the report.

The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the shooting incident at a school in the Austrian city of Graz, which resulted in the death and injuries of a number of innocent people.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed that the UAE expresses its strong condemnation of these criminal acts and its permanent rejection of all forms of violence targeting innocent people.

The Ministry expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the victims, and to the government and people of Austria over this heinous criminal attack, as well as its wishes for a speedy recovery for all the injured.

Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said six of the victims killed in the school were female and three were male, and that 12 people had been injured. He gave no further details to identify the victims but Austrian media said most were pupils.

Police said they assumed the 21-year-old Austrian shooter, who was found dead in a bathroom, was operating alone when he entered the school with two guns and opened fire. His motive was not yet known.

Investigators have found a farewell letter at the house of the former pupil who killed nine people and then himself on Tuesday at a secondary school in the southern Austrian city of Graz, the Kronen newspaper reported.