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- Location of school: Kauhajoki, Finland
- Population of Kauhajoki: 15,000
- Approximately 180 miles from Helsinki
- No. of students in school at time: 150
- School was a vocational school which focused on cooking
- Saari was second-year student at school
- Students at school in late teens, early 20s
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The Kauhajoki School of Hospitality is a vocational college in Kauhajoki, Finland, where ten students were gunned down by Matti Juhani Saari, a second-year chef trainee at the institution. Saari committed suicide after the incident by shooting himself in the head.
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The Shooting
Saari, who had posted YouTube videos showing himself firing a Walther P22 pistol in the weeks preceding the attack, reportedly walked into the school wearing a ski mask and carrying a large bag. The attack apparently lasted for 90 minutes, and smoke was seen billowing out of the school's windows
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Kauhajoki School of Hospitality News
- Official Site: Food Experience Production
- Official School Press Release: Shooting Incident in Kauhajoki (September 23, 2008)
- AFP: Gunman Dies After Killing 10...(September 23, 2008)
- Belfasttelegraph.co.uk: Fatalities...Gun Rampage at Finnish College (September 23, 2008)
- BBC News: Gun Attack Targets Finnish School (September 23, 2008)
- Evening Standard: Finland Gunman Murders 10 of his Fellow Students (September 23, 2008)
- The Independent: Police questioned student day before massacre (September 23, 2008)
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Kauhajoki School of Hospitality Questions
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