German teen kills 17, himself at school

Saturday, April 27, 2002

ERFURT, Germany -- An expelled student dressed in black went on a shooting rampage at a school in eastern Germany on Friday, roaming the hallways with a pistol and a shotgun. Eighteen people died in the terrifying assault, including the attacker -- a 19-year-old who killed himself as commandos closed in.

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