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Several students injured in school rampage
An 18-year-old student ran through a school in Bavaria armed with several petrol bombs Thursday morning, injuring ten classmates, two seriously. The police ended the attack by shooting the boy in the legs.
The Carolinum high school in Ansbach, Bavaria, became the scene of another school rampage shortly after 8.30 Thursday morning, when 18-year-old Georg R. threw two petrol bombs into a classroom.
Two students ran to the principal's office, from where the police were alerted. Georg R. was stopped ten minutes after the attack when police fired several shots at him. He was seriously injured and taken to hospital in a helicopter. Apart from the incendiary devices, the boy was found to be carrying an axe and several knives.
Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Nearly a dozen students were injured in the attack
Emergency action
According to school principal Franz Stark, teachers carried the injured students out of the school and evacuated the rest. Police searched the school for any other assailants. None were found, and there is currently no reason to suspect that the student had any accomplices. He is to be charged with attempted murder.
News reports suggest that one teacher may have saved lives by barricading her classroom during the attack. After hearing screams and noticing smoke in the hallway, the teacher locked the door and pushed tables and chairs in front of it. "Then we hid in the corner," one student told a local radio station.
No rampage alarm
The school, one of the oldest in Bavaria, was not equipped with a special alarm for violent attacks or a PA system. For this reason many of the students believed that a routine fire alarm exercise was in progress when the school was evacuated.
Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: 15 people were killed in the Winnenden shooting spree in March
Some German schools have been equipped with extra alarms for rampage attacks, after public concern was heightened by the Winnenden shooting in early March, when 17-year-old Tim K. shot and killed nine students and three teachers at the Albertville school in the small town of Winnenden in Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Speaking shortly after the incident, Bavaria's minister of justice Beate Merk told reporters in Munich, "My main concern is for the injured pupils. They and their classmates and teachers need to be offered competent psychological support as soon as possible in order to avoid lasting trauma."
Several students injured in school rampage | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 17.09.2009
Ansbach is area where I live.
That secondary school is only 5 minutes distance from college where my son attend. I dropped my son on that place where my son want to meet his friends before lesson started 8.00 am (I dropped him off by 7.35 to 7.40 am before my way to work everyday). My son left secondary school around 30 minutes before terrible happened comes.
First of all, my co-worker *G* & I were busy in the office, suddenly heard loud from outside of our office window. We saw MANY flash light alarm police cars, firemen, amlumbance cars, etc... Around 30 drivers drove pass from Nuermberg to Ansbach front of our office window like crazy... (My work place is middle between Nuermberg and Ansbach).
It got us goosebumps and have no good feeling... a few minutes later my co-worker *G* told me what the radio says... My body goes cold and shake because I know my son is there... I texted my son straight way and releived that my son is okay. My son told me that happened was started around 30 minutes later after he left.
My co-worker updated me what the radio says.
After work, on my way to home. I saw full police everywhere in town Ansbach, Reporters, film, etc... It took me a while long to arrive village which is only 5 minutes away drive from Ansbach.
Alan, my youngest son told me that one of his friends attended that school and lives next village from my village. It´s good to know that his friend is okay. His friend told Alan what he withnessed that a few student got burnt on their clothes and blood on the floor but he didn´t see what and how the 19 years old man did to 10 students.
I saw on TV a few minutes ago what and how police shoot 19 years old man in legs 5 times and then arrest him.
It´s scary... I really never never never thought that it affect us and people, we know well. All what I hope everything goes smooth for injuried students... I know there´re 3 serious injuried.
I will update the news as soon as the news comes.
An 18-year-old student ran through a school in Bavaria armed with several petrol bombs Thursday morning, injuring ten classmates, two seriously. The police ended the attack by shooting the boy in the legs.
The Carolinum high school in Ansbach, Bavaria, became the scene of another school rampage shortly after 8.30 Thursday morning, when 18-year-old Georg R. threw two petrol bombs into a classroom.
Two students ran to the principal's office, from where the police were alerted. Georg R. was stopped ten minutes after the attack when police fired several shots at him. He was seriously injured and taken to hospital in a helicopter. Apart from the incendiary devices, the boy was found to be carrying an axe and several knives.
Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Nearly a dozen students were injured in the attack
Emergency action
According to school principal Franz Stark, teachers carried the injured students out of the school and evacuated the rest. Police searched the school for any other assailants. None were found, and there is currently no reason to suspect that the student had any accomplices. He is to be charged with attempted murder.
News reports suggest that one teacher may have saved lives by barricading her classroom during the attack. After hearing screams and noticing smoke in the hallway, the teacher locked the door and pushed tables and chairs in front of it. "Then we hid in the corner," one student told a local radio station.
No rampage alarm
The school, one of the oldest in Bavaria, was not equipped with a special alarm for violent attacks or a PA system. For this reason many of the students believed that a routine fire alarm exercise was in progress when the school was evacuated.
Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: 15 people were killed in the Winnenden shooting spree in March
Some German schools have been equipped with extra alarms for rampage attacks, after public concern was heightened by the Winnenden shooting in early March, when 17-year-old Tim K. shot and killed nine students and three teachers at the Albertville school in the small town of Winnenden in Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Speaking shortly after the incident, Bavaria's minister of justice Beate Merk told reporters in Munich, "My main concern is for the injured pupils. They and their classmates and teachers need to be offered competent psychological support as soon as possible in order to avoid lasting trauma."
Several students injured in school rampage | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 17.09.2009
Ansbach is area where I live.
That secondary school is only 5 minutes distance from college where my son attend. I dropped my son on that place where my son want to meet his friends before lesson started 8.00 am (I dropped him off by 7.35 to 7.40 am before my way to work everyday). My son left secondary school around 30 minutes before terrible happened comes.
First of all, my co-worker *G* & I were busy in the office, suddenly heard loud from outside of our office window. We saw MANY flash light alarm police cars, firemen, amlumbance cars, etc... Around 30 drivers drove pass from Nuermberg to Ansbach front of our office window like crazy... (My work place is middle between Nuermberg and Ansbach).
It got us goosebumps and have no good feeling... a few minutes later my co-worker *G* told me what the radio says... My body goes cold and shake because I know my son is there... I texted my son straight way and releived that my son is okay. My son told me that happened was started around 30 minutes later after he left.
My co-worker updated me what the radio says.
After work, on my way to home. I saw full police everywhere in town Ansbach, Reporters, film, etc... It took me a while long to arrive village which is only 5 minutes away drive from Ansbach.
Alan, my youngest son told me that one of his friends attended that school and lives next village from my village. It´s good to know that his friend is okay. His friend told Alan what he withnessed that a few student got burnt on their clothes and blood on the floor but he didn´t see what and how the 19 years old man did to 10 students.
I saw on TV a few minutes ago what and how police shoot 19 years old man in legs 5 times and then arrest him.
It´s scary... I really never never never thought that it affect us and people, we know well. All what I hope everything goes smooth for injuried students... I know there´re 3 serious injuried.
I will update the news as soon as the news comes.
praise the lord that your son was already home before it happened
for your thoughtful post. 
I'm really glad your son wasn't there. I hope everything is ok. 
