8 dead in Finland school shooting

[malaise]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071107/ap_on_re_eu/finland_school_shooting;_ylt=AspBZ7xbU967m1rWpV84xj1KTb8F

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An 18-year-old gunman killed eight people at a high school in southern Finland on Wednesday, then shot himself but survived, police said.

They said the high school's principal was among the dead.

Police said the gunman, who used a .22-caliber pistol, was taken to hospital with serious wounds and the situation was "under control" after officers surrounded Jokela High School in Tuusula, some 30 miles north of the capital, Helsinki.

It was the first known school shooting in Finland, where gun ownership is fairly common by European standards, but shootings are rare.

A posting titled "Jokela High School Massacre" showed a picture of a building by a lake that appears to be the school, along with two photos of a young man holding a handgun. The person who posted the video was identified in the user profile as an 18-year-old man from Finland. The posting was later removed.

[onehandle]

1. The NRA have their next convention location.

Make your reservations early.

[Mojorabbit]

2. What does the nra have to do

with finland? There are disturbed people all over this planet.

[LanternWaste]

3. The exportation of American culture and practices...

The exportation of American culture and practices...

Coca-Cola. Disco. School Shootings. It was merely a matter of time.

[Hangingon]

4. Finland has a long history of shooting sports.

I don't think they took up shooting with Coca Cola

[malaise]

5. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh! n/t