Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Another campus shooting is USA.


33 killed in US campus carnage
BLACKSBURG, Virginia: More than 33 people were killed and more than two dozen wounded at Virginia Tech university yesterday in the deadliest campus shooting in US history. The rampage by what police believed was a lone gunman took place in two separate areas, first at a dormitory as students had begun criss-crossing the sprawling campus for morning classes, and then about two hours later at an engineering and science hall a half-mile away.
The attacks sparked panic and chaos.
Witnesses said some students were hurt jumping out the windows of the classroom building to escape the gunfire.
"This is a tragedy of monumental proportions," Virginia Tech president Charles Steger said.
Virginia Tech campus police chief Wendell Finchum said the suspected gunman was dead and that police were trying to determine whether he killed himself or was shot by officers.
Students said there were multiple bomb threats to the campus in the last few weeks. Two of the threats were aimed at the university's science and engineering school.
A US Department of Homeland Security spokesman said there was no indication of terrorism but that it would be part of the investigation.
US President George W Bush was "horrified" by the shooting, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.
"He was horrified and his immediate reaction was one of deep concern for the families of the victims, the victims themselves, the students, the professors and all of the people of Virginia who have dealt with this shocking incident."

tunku : so sad it happened in a campus, people goes there to study but end of the day get shot.this only happens in USA i guess.and mr bush horrified with it when he should be more horrified with the killing of innocents in the country he attacked.

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