Witnesses told local media that they saw an attacker brandishing a sword. The wounded have been taken to hospital.
The wounded were rushed to Kuopio University Hospital, where a major incident was declared. The attacker is among those injured, officers tweeted.Witnesses reported seeing a large police presence surrounding the site, while young people were seenhis"his deepest condolences to the relatives of the deceased," while Prime Minister Antti Rinne, tweeted: “The violence at Savon Vocational College in Kuopio is shocking and completely unacceptable.
when an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Jokela High School, 30 miles from Helsinki, before shooting himself dead. The following year, a 22-year-old student killed 10 people at Seinäjoki University in western Finland, then killed himself.
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