Austria in mourning: AMOSLauf in Graz demands several victims
Austria in mourning: AMOSLauf in Graz demands several victims
In the night of June 12, 2025, a touching funeral service for the victims of the tragic killing spree in Graz took place in Vienna. Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen lit the first candle for the ten fatalities in Stephans Cathedral and recalled the unimaginable tragedy that all over Austria shaked. At a moving moment, the administrator of the Archdiocese of Vienna, Josef Grünwidl, commented on the words that the events in Graz left deep wounds.
The killing spree occurred on Tuesday when a 21-year-old in his former school, a high school high school, only killed nine students between the ages of 14 and 17, and a teacher, including a teacher, were seriously injured. The perpetrator finally celebrated suicide on a school toilet. The exact motives for this cruel act are still unclear, but investigators reported that the young man was psychologically pre -contaminated and was classified as unsuitable for military service. In his free time, he is said to have played violent computer games that may have contributed to his retreat behavior. According to stern.de this incident triggered a wave of grief throughout the country.
processing of the tragedy
In Graz itself, the shock waves of the amocran are still noticeable. On Thursday there was a press conference in the country's media center, in which Governor Hermann Schützenhöfer and Graz Mayor Siegfried Nagl and representatives of the emergency services analyzed the situation. In the incident that began in Zweiglgasse and raged in other inner -city areas, three people were tragically killed and over 30 injured, including at least ten seriously. One person is even in a critical condition. The perpetrator, a 26-year-old Austrian citizen, had used his vehicle as a weapon and aimed at a garden in Herrengasse. He was ultimately arrested by the police in Schmiedgasse, and a major alarm was triggered in the city, in which 80 rescue vehicles and four rescue helicopters were deployed. Mayor Nagl also had to experience these dramatic scenes as eyewitnesses, he reported on the targeted procedure of the perpetrator.
In view of the great tragedy, a crisis phone for relatives and witnesses was set up (telephone number 14844), and a crisis intervention team takes care of those affected. "We are dismayed by this terrible act," said Governor Schützenhöfer, who emphasized how important it was to clarify the fact for society. The police director Josef Klamminger also expressed his sympathy for the relatives and explained that the perpetrator's motivation situation would be further examined. "There may have been psychological problems," said Klamminger, and referred to the seriousness of the situation that Graz fell into a deep grief. This shattering incident remains in the memory of the city and will always be a painful memory, as reported on Graz.at.| Details | |
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