Finland school shooting: Bullying of boy (12) was his motive for fatal attack, police say

People bring candles and flowers to the site of the shooting at the Viertola school near Helsinki, Finland. Photograph: Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via APhas said that he was a target of bullying, and this was the motive for his attack, police said on Wednesday.

“We just found out today that there was this bullying behind the tragedy,” lead investigator Detective Chief Inspector Marko Sarkka told Reuters.Wolfgang Benz: ‘Methods familiar from Germany’s history are being used to cast suspicion on another minority - Muslims’ The two other Viertola school students hurt in the attack sustained life-threatening injuries, police said on Wednesday.

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