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23/09/2008 Kauhajoki school shooting

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'Nine dead' in Finnish school shooting

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WRAP Gunman kills 9 and self at school; AP pix of exteriors, ambulance

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Politicians Call for Changes to Finnish Gun Laws

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Finland shooting aftermath

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Finland school shooting kills 10

The Kauhajoki school shooting occurred at the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences in the former province of Western Finland. The gunman, 22-year-old student Matti Juhani Saari, shot and killed ten people with a Walther P22 semi-automatic pistol, before shooting himself in the head. He died a few hours later in Tampere University Hospital.
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