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• Matti Juhani Saari, the Finnish school shooter who killed 10 people on September 23, 2008, posted several videos on his YouTube account prior to the attack. One video features Saari wielding his gun, shooting in the direction of the camera and uttering the warning "You will die next."BBC: Profile: Finnish school suspect (September 23, 2008)

  The shooter's YouTube account has been erased, but the videos have been saved by other users, and can be found by searching for the term "Wumpscut86," Saari's nickname on the website. The BBC reports that his profile featured lyrics from a song by the German band Wumpscut.BBC: Profile: Finnish school suspect (September 23, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. This is the second shooting in Finland's historyBBC: Profile: Finnish school suspect (September 23, 2008)
  2. Saari shot himself lastBBC: Profile: Finnish school suspect (September 23, 2008)
  3. Saari had a temporary permit for his weaponBBC: Profile: Finnish school suspect (September 23, 2008)
  4. Owned a 0.22 caliber handgunBBC: Profile: Finnish school suspect (September 23, 2008)
  5. Saari was questioned by the police, which saw the videos, the day before the shootingBBC: Profile: Finnish school suspect (September 23, 2008)
  6. His favorite videos included the Columbine School Shooting in ColoradoBBC: Profile: Finnish school suspect (September 23, 2008)
  7. His profile featured the words "And suddenly there was war and the mothers they screamed. For revenge and reprisals for another war" from a Wumpscut song

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