Day of mourning in Finland after school shooting death
The Peninsula
Helsinki: Flags in Finland flew at half mast on Wednesday as the country mourned the killing of a 12 year old by a classmate who opened fire and serio...
Helsinki: Flags in Finland flew at half-mast on Wednesday as the country mourned the killing of a 12-year-old by a classmate who opened fire and seriously injured two others.
All public buildings and institutions lowered their flags at 8:00 am (0500 GMT) on Wednesday, and the interior ministry encouraged the whole country to participate in the day of grieving.
On Tuesday morning, a 12-year-old Finnish boy opened fire at his school in Vantaa, Finland's fourth-largest city.
The school, which has around 90 staff and 800 pupils aged seven to 15, remained open on Wednesday but the pupils will have a shorter day than usual, Deputy Mayor of Vantaa Katri Kalske told AFP.
Kalske said extensive support would be available to pupils and staff during the day, and that the shooting will be discussed in all schools in the city in an "age-appropriate manner".
