By Elena Salvoni
Published: 08:46 BST, 2 April 2024 | Updated: 08:59 BST, 2 April 2024
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Breaking:Suspect was a minor, police say
- The suspect in the shooting was a minor, police have said.
- The child was apprehended by police.
Principal says immediate danger to the school is over
- At around 10.45am local time (8.45 GMT), the school principal announced that the immediate danger to the school was over.
- 'The immediate danger is over,' Sari Laasila said, declining to comment further on the incident.
Pictures show police and ambulances at the scene
Breaking:Finnish police say three minors injured in school shooting
- Police in Finland say three minors have been injured in the school shooting.
Several people injured in a shooting at a primary school in Finland
- Several people were injured in a shooting at a primary school in Finland early on Tuesday.
- A suspect was later apprehended, Finnish police said in a statement.
- The shooting took place at the Viertola school in Vantaa, a suburb to the capital Helsinki, which has around 800 students from first to ninth grade.