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Finnish school shooting suspect motivated by bullying, police say

Finnish school shooting suspect motivated by bullying, police say

A 12-year-old boy is alleged to have killed a fellow pupil and seriously injured two others at Viertola school in Vantaa

A 12-year-old boy suspected of shooting and killing a classmate and wounding two girls of the same age at a school in Finland said he had been motivated by bullying, police have said, as flags flew at half-mast across the country.

Finland was in mourning after the 12-year-old was alleged to have arrived at Viertola school in Vantaa, a city north of the capital, Helsinki, armed with a handgun on Tuesday morning.

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