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Gunman 'kills 10' at college in western Finland

Updated on 23 September 2008

By Emily Reuben

Local media say that 10 people have been killed in a shooting at a vocational school in western Finland.

There are conflicting reports about events at the Kauhajoki school and about the number of casualties.

Local media are reporting that 10 people have been killed.

Latest reports say that the school is on fire.

Alexis Kouros, editor of the Helsinki Times, told Channel 4 News that the gunman was reported to have turned his weapon on himself.

Finland has one of the highest levels of gun ownership in the world.

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