The incident with a shooting in a school in the Austrian city of Graz, where 10 people were killed and about 30 injured, has become a national tragedy. The country's authorities will declare three days of mourning. This was announced by the Chancellor of the Alpine Republic, Christian Stocker.

“What happened today is a national tragedy. This act has affected us all. The whole of Austria will honor the victims in three days of national mourning, flags will be lowered on the buildings of all state institutions. A minute's silence will be held across the country at 10:00 tomorrow,” he said at a press conference in the capital of the federal state of Styria. The chancellor's speech was broadcast by OE24.