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Mexico shooting at American school 'injures five' | |
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A shooting at an American school in the north-eastern Mexican city of Monterrey has left at least five people injured, officials say. | |
A 15-year-old student suffering from depression opened fire, injuring a teacher, three students and himself, a state spokesman said. | |
The nationalities of those shot at the Colegio Americano del Noreste were not clear. Reports said the injured were in a serious condition. | |
School shootings are rare in Mexico. | |
Aldo Fasci, a security spokesman of Nuevo Leon state, called the incident unprecedented. He said the motive was under investigation. | |
A video showed the gunman shooting the 24-year-old teacher and the students, two aged 14 and one 15, the spokesman said. He then shot himself. | |
"[This] is result of a situation that is happening everywhere. The children have access to the internet. This has happened in other countries," he said. | "[This] is result of a situation that is happening everywhere. The children have access to the internet. This has happened in other countries," he said. |
Mr Fasci said it was not clear how the student got the gun into the private bilingual school, which includes pre-school, elementary and high school classes. | |
He added that Mexico once had a system in place to check student bags but it ended after parents complained. | He added that Mexico once had a system in place to check student bags but it ended after parents complained. |