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| Canada school shooting: Five killed in Saskatchewan | |
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| Five people have been killed and two seriously wounded in a school shooting in Saskatchewan, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed. | |
| What unfolded at La Loche Community School in the north of the province was "every parent's worst nightmare", he said. | |
| Mr Trudeau added that a suspect was in custody. | |
| Witnesses at the scene described screaming and more than half a dozen shots. | |
| Speaking in Davos, Switzerland, Mr Trudeau told reporters he had received the casualty figures from the Canadian police, who "have assured me that the situation is under control". | |
| "Obviously, this is every parent's worst nightmare and all of us across this country - hearts are going out to the families and to the whole community. | |
| Mr Trudeau also praised "the first responders who acted quickly and bravely". | |
| Brad Wall, the premier of Saskatchewan, said there had been a shooting at a school in an aboriginal community but did not give details about the victims. | Brad Wall, the premier of Saskatchewan, said there had been a shooting at a school in an aboriginal community but did not give details about the victims. |
| "Words cannot express my shock and sorrow at the horrific events today in La Loche," he said. | "Words cannot express my shock and sorrow at the horrific events today in La Loche," he said. |
| "My thoughts and prayers are with all the victims, their families and friends and all the people of the community." | "My thoughts and prayers are with all the victims, their families and friends and all the people of the community." |
| About 900 students attend La Loche Community School for kindergarten through to grade 12 (the last year of high school). | About 900 students attend La Loche Community School for kindergarten through to grade 12 (the last year of high school). |
| "I ran outside the school," Noel Desjarlais, a Grade 10 student, told CBC News. | "I ran outside the school," Noel Desjarlais, a Grade 10 student, told CBC News. |
| "There was lots of screaming, there was about six, seven shots before I got outside. I believe there was more shots by the time I did get out." | "There was lots of screaming, there was about six, seven shots before I got outside. I believe there was more shots by the time I did get out." |
| La Loche is an aboriginal community of about 3,000 people. | La Loche is an aboriginal community of about 3,000 people. |
| It is located about 500km (311 miles) north-west of the city of Prince Albert. | It is located about 500km (311 miles) north-west of the city of Prince Albert. |
| This is Canada's worst school shooting since 14 people were killed by a gunman at Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique in 1989. |