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The police said all those involved in the shooting incident in the city of Vantaa were minors. The suspect, a minor, was later arrested.

Three 12-year-old children were shot and wounded at a school in Finland on Tuesday and the suspect, also 12, was taken into custody, police said.

The incident took place at Viertolan Koulu school in Vantaa early on Tuesday, which has around 800 students, Finnish police said in a statement.

Police in Finland say a 12-year-old student has opened fire at a secondary school in southern Finland and wounded three other students. The suspect was later arrested. Heavily armed police

A 12-year-old pupil armed with a gun injured three other children at a school in Finland, police said.

A 12-year-old child has died after being wounded in a shooting at a school in Finland.

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said that he was “deeply shocked” over the shooting.

At least three children have been injured in an incident at a primary school in the Finnish city of Vantaa, just north of the capital Helsinki, the police have said. Shots were fired at the school on Tuesday morning, they said. The incident is being further investigated on site, and no details have yet been released. According to the police, one suspected perpetrator has been detained, who is also still a minor. The public has been asked to stay away from the area.

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