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| 'Fatal' shooting at Finnish mall | 'Fatal' shooting at Finnish mall |
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| Several people have been shot dead at a shopping centre in the southern Finnish city of Espoo, near the capital, Helsinki, Finland's media report. | Several people have been shot dead at a shopping centre in the southern Finnish city of Espoo, near the capital, Helsinki, Finland's media report. |
| Four people have been killed, according to the website of the Finnish national broadcaster, YLE, though this has not been confirmed. | Four people have been killed, according to the website of the Finnish national broadcaster, YLE, though this has not been confirmed. |
| Police and ambulances are at the scene, but there are no reports of the gunman having been stopped. | Police and ambulances are at the scene, but there are no reports of the gunman having been stopped. |
| The incident is Finland's third major shooting in the past two years. | The incident is Finland's third major shooting in the past two years. |
| Thursday's bloodshed reportedly broke out at about 1000 local time (0800 GMT) at the Sello shopping centre. | Thursday's bloodshed reportedly broke out at about 1000 local time (0800 GMT) at the Sello shopping centre. |
| My parents were just going up the escalator from the first floor when police started shouting at them to get out of the building AnttiBBC reader, Espoo | My parents were just going up the escalator from the first floor when police started shouting at them to get out of the building AnttiBBC reader, Espoo |
| A witness said an employee of the Prisma grocery store was left lying on the floor of the shop, and that a man dressed in black was seen walking toward the Citymarket store. | A witness said an employee of the Prisma grocery store was left lying on the floor of the shop, and that a man dressed in black was seen walking toward the Citymarket store. |
| A separate, unconfirmed, report said one person had been shot twice in the head and another in the stomach. | A separate, unconfirmed, report said one person had been shot twice in the head and another in the stomach. |
| Parts of the shopping centre were closed and trains were not stopping at the local railway station, YLE said. | Parts of the shopping centre were closed and trains were not stopping at the local railway station, YLE said. |
| Gun laws tightened | Gun laws tightened |
| There is a long tradition of hunting in Finland, which has vast areas of forest and wilderness, but until recently gun crime has been rare. | There is a long tradition of hunting in Finland, which has vast areas of forest and wilderness, but until recently gun crime has been rare. |
| The incident is Finland's third major shooting in the past two years | |
| But two deadly shootings in recent years focused attention on gun laws in a country where young people were permitted to own and use a firearm at 15 years of age if they had parental consent. | But two deadly shootings in recent years focused attention on gun laws in a country where young people were permitted to own and use a firearm at 15 years of age if they had parental consent. |
| In November 2007, an 18-year-old went on a gun rampage at his school in Tuusula, killing seven pupils and a teacher, before turning the gun on himself. He had posted a video warning of the attack on the internet. | In November 2007, an 18-year-old went on a gun rampage at his school in Tuusula, killing seven pupils and a teacher, before turning the gun on himself. He had posted a video warning of the attack on the internet. |
| Then, in September 2008, a 22-year-old trainee chef killed 10 people at a college before killing himself. | Then, in September 2008, a 22-year-old trainee chef killed 10 people at a college before killing himself. |
| He, too, had put a video on the internet showing himself shooting a gun. After doing that he was interviewed by police, but they decided it was not sufficient reason to revoke his gun licence. | He, too, had put a video on the internet showing himself shooting a gun. After doing that he was interviewed by police, but they decided it was not sufficient reason to revoke his gun licence. |
| After the second attack, stricter rules on permits for pistols and revolvers were introduced. | After the second attack, stricter rules on permits for pistols and revolvers were introduced. |
| Handgun permits would no longer be granted to first-time applicants, the interior ministry said. | Handgun permits would no longer be granted to first-time applicants, the interior ministry said. |
| Instead, they must train for at least a year at a gun club before being allowed to apply for a permit. | Instead, they must train for at least a year at a gun club before being allowed to apply for a permit. |
| All applicants must also provide a note from a doctor about their mental health and sit an interview with police. | All applicants must also provide a note from a doctor about their mental health and sit an interview with police. |
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