The motive for a school shooting in Finland that left a 12-year-old boy dead was bullying, police have said.

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Finland's age of criminal responsibility, gun laws and children's mental health are in the spotlight following the Vantaa shooting.

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A 12-year-old boy suspected of shooting and killing a classmate and wounding two girls at a school in Finland said he had been motivated by bullying, police said Wednesday. Flags flew at half-mast as the northern European country observed a day of mourning a day after the boy had opened fire at his school in the Finnish city of Vantaa. "The motive for the act has been confirmed to be bullying," police said in a statement. The suspect said during…

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Flags flew at half-mast as the northern European country observed a day of mourning a day after the boy had opened fire in a classroom at his school in Vantaa.

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Finnish school shooting, that killed 1 and injured 2, motivated by bullying: Police

A 12-year-old student suspected of fatally shooting a classmate and wounding two others in Finland told police that he was bullied at school, officials said, as a nation shocked by the attack held a day of mourning.

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A 12-year-old student suspected of fatally shooting a classmate and wounding two others in Finland told police he was bullied at school, officials said, as a...

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HELSINKI: The 12-year-old boy who shot and killed a fellow sixth-grader and severely injured two others at a school in Finland has explained that he was a target of bullying, and this was the mo

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STOCKHOLM - Finnish police said on Wednesday the motive for a school shooting on the outskirts of Helsinki on Tuesday, in which one 12-year-old died, was bullying. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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12-year-old suspected of killing classmate in Finland told police he was bullied

A 12-year-old boy who shot and killed a fellow sixth-grader and severely injured two others at a school in Finland has said he was a target of bullying and that this was the motive for his attack, police said on Wednesday.

The boy on Tuesday brought a relative's revolver to Viertola school near Helsinki and shot the three 12-year-olds and threatened several others. He had transferred to the school at the start of 2024, investigators said.

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Finland school shooting: Bullying was the motive for attack that killed boy, 12, police say

Finland school shooting: Bullying was the motive for attack that killed boy, 12, police say

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