[Matt08]

At least eight people have been killed and several others injured in a shooting at a school in southern Finland, police have said.
The incident took place in Tuusula, some 50km (30 miles) north of the capital Helsinki.
Finnish media reported that the shots had been fired by an 18-year-old man at the Jokela secondary school.
Finnish police say the gunman shot himself and is among those being treated in hospital.
Police inspector Tero Haapala said that the school has been evacuated and "there is no danger to outsiders".
Dr Eero Hirvensalo, the head of the medical response team, told the Associated Press news agency that one person was "severely injured" and that 10 others had minor injuries.
'Jumped from windows'
A Tuusula municipality spokeswoman said the gunman opened fire during a lesson at Jokela secondary school, which has 400 pupils between 12 and 18.
Students and staff fled in panic, and a number of heavily armed police were later seen rushing to the scene.
Kim Kiuru, a Jokela teacher, said the head teacher announced over the school public announcement's system just before noon (1000 GMT) that all students should remain in their classrooms.
"I stayed in the corridor to listen to more instructions having locked my classroom door," Mr Kiuru told Finland's YLE radio.
"After that I saw the gunman running with what appeared to be a small calibre handgun in his hand through the doors toward me after which I escaped to the corridor downstairs and ran in the opposite direction."
"It felt unreal - a pupil I have taught myself was running towards me, screaming, a pistol in his hand."
Mr Kiuru said he saw a woman's body as he fled the building. He said he then told his students to "jump out of the windows... and all my pupils were saved".
YouTube video
According to reports, a video called "Jokela high school massacre 11/7/2007" was posted on the YouTube website by an 18-year-old man during the past two weeks.
The video shows a picture of a building by a lake and two photos of a young man holding a gun.

Going by the username Sturmgeist89, the person who posted the video calls himself a "social Darwinist" who would "eliminate all who I see unfit". "Sturmgeist" means storm spirit in German.
The video has now been removed from the website and police have not yet commented on it.
It is the first reported shooting incident at a Finnish school

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7082795.stm

I went to Tuusla in October 2006 on an exchange trip, I was quite shocked when I heard about what had happened. Luckily it wasn't the school I visited.

[Matt08]

Just found out from people at the school in Tuusula that I visited that 5 boys, two girls and the headmistress have died. She said that they had to remain at their school until everything was over as the school was so close to the one that was involved in the shooting.

[XxShortyxX]

Not again, who will they blame the kid shooting them people on now

Tis very sad, why do they sell guns, it's so stupid.

[Ruth*Star]

This is very sad, The Man who did it should be locked up.
Those poor people who have lost there lives in a place where they are expected to be safe.

[Captain.Remy]

This is so sad, it shouldn't exist nowadays.

[XxShortyxX]

Go on Youtube and type this: Sturmgeist89- that's the person who done the shooting, if you look at his videos, you will see one that say's "Reb & vodka, 4/20/1999" he has put it's a tribute to them and most of the videos he has done are 2 weeks old and 2/3 days old. His account has now been surpended.

[Jackie]

The shootings on at 630 news tonight.Theirs more and more shootings like this more than ever.

[Scarlett.]

What an asshole this guy was

"This is a one man war against humanity"

get a grip, what the hell, this guy should have been locked up!

[Jackie]

He posted on his website the date and time of the shooting why didn't anyone see it and report it?

[XxShortyxX]

Originally posted by Chewy
What an asshole this guy was

"This is a one man war against humanity"

get a grip, what the hell, this guy should have been locked up!

He will be now.

I just saw it on the news, he said don't blame my parents, friends, TV, music ect. So hopefully they wont, and this time they might just actually blame it on him.

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by XxShortyxX

He will be now.

I just saw it on the news, he said don't blame my parents, friends, TV, music ect. So hopefully they wont, and this time they might just actually blame it on him.

Good, I just dont get people like him

[XxShortyxX]

Originally posted by jackie46
He posted on his website the date and time of the shooting why didn't anyone see it and report it?

Probs thought it was a joke, but you are right. I bet they wish they had now.

[Ann]

Yes I just watched this too it sounds like to me as though he hasnt got a human life blomming idiot him or what grrrr