One person has died and 10 have been wounded in a violent attack at a vocational college in the Finnish city of Kuopio, police say.
A witness told Finnish media that a student entered Savo college carrying a sword and stabbed several people.
Police said the suspect was carrying a “bladed weapon” and a gun.
They said they used a firearm when they arrived at the school, which is in a shopping centre south of the centre of Kuopio.
Another witness told local radio that armed police had confronted the suspect and two shots had been fired.
The suspect, who police say is Finnish man, was among those wounded in the attack. Two are described as in a serious condition.
“One dead body has been found at the college premises of Kuopio Herman,” police said. The wounded have been taken to Kuopio university hospital where a major disaster alert is under way.
Students ‘threw chairs’ at attacker
The college has about 600 students and 40 staff, but officials say it is unclear how many were at the scene at the time of the attack.
