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German gunman 'warned of attack' German gunman 'warned of attack'
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A teenage gunman who killed 15 people in a German school and nearby had given an internet warning before he went on a shooting spree, German officials say. A teenage gunman who killed 15 people in a German school and nearby had given an internet warning before he went on a shooting rampage, German officials say.
They say Tim Kretschmer, aged 17, gave the warning in a chatroom before the killings in Winnenden on Wednesday.They say Tim Kretschmer, aged 17, gave the warning in a chatroom before the killings in Winnenden on Wednesday.
Krestchmer killed 11 people in the school. He eventually shot himself after a shoot-out with police in the nearby town of Wendlingen. Kretschmer killed 12 people in the school and three others in the nearby town of Wendlingen. He then shot himself after a shoot-out with police.
Flags are flying at half-mast across Germany for those killed in the attack. Police say chatroom users did not take the comments seriously at the time.
At a news conference, Baden-Wurttemberg's Interior Minister Heribert Rech said the gunman had warned about his attack in a chatroom on a German internet portal. At a news conference, Baden-Wurttemberg's Interior Minister Heribert Rech said the gunman had spoken of his attack in a chatroom on a German internet portal.
He said the message read: "I've had enough. I'm fed up with this horrid life... Nobody knows what I'm capable of. I am scared, I have weapons here, and I will go to my former school tomorrow and then I will really do a grilling."He said the message read: "I've had enough. I'm fed up with this horrid life... Nobody knows what I'm capable of. I am scared, I have weapons here, and I will go to my former school tomorrow and then I will really do a grilling."
The message then continued: "Possibly I get away, so keep your ears open, you will hear from me tomorrow. Just remember the name of the place, Winnenden."The message then continued: "Possibly I get away, so keep your ears open, you will hear from me tomorrow. Just remember the name of the place, Winnenden."
Mr Rech said a German man alerted police about the internet warning after the school shooting.Mr Rech said a German man alerted police about the internet warning after the school shooting.
The man said his teenage son only told him about the warning after seeing the news reports and had not taken the threat seriously. The man said his teenage son told him about the warning only after seeing the news reports. He had not previously taken the threat seriously.