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| A woman has opened fire at a university in the southern US state of Alabama, killing three people and wounding at least three more, officials have said. | A woman has opened fire at a university in the southern US state of Alabama, killing three people and wounding at least three more, officials have said. |
| She was apprehended outside a science building at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus, shortly after firing on people at a biology faculty meeting. | |
| University spokesman Ray Garner said the three killed were the head of department and two other professors. | University spokesman Ray Garner said the three killed were the head of department and two other professors. |
| US educational sites have seen numerous fatal shooting attacks in recent years. | US educational sites have seen numerous fatal shooting attacks in recent years. |
| The most serious occurred at Virginia Tech University in 2007, when a student killed 32 people before turning the gun on himself. | The most serious occurred at Virginia Tech University in 2007, when a student killed 32 people before turning the gun on himself. |
| Local television station WAFF, quoting a police official, said the woman detained after Friday's shootings was a faculty member. | Local television station WAFF, quoting a police official, said the woman detained after Friday's shootings was a faculty member. |
| The Huntsville campus in northern Alabama has about 7,500 students | The Huntsville campus in northern Alabama has about 7,500 students |
| She has not yet been named and no charges have yet been filed. | She has not yet been named and no charges have yet been filed. |
| The university has posted a message on its website saying it has been confirmed that no students were involved in the incident. | The university has posted a message on its website saying it has been confirmed that no students were involved in the incident. |
| "There has been a shooting on campus. The shooter has been apprehended. The campus is closed tonight. Everyone is encouraged to go home," it said. | "There has been a shooting on campus. The shooter has been apprehended. The campus is closed tonight. Everyone is encouraged to go home," it said. |
| There was still a heavy police presence on campus Friday night, with police tape cordoning off the main entrance to the university. | There was still a heavy police presence on campus Friday night, with police tape cordoning off the main entrance to the university. |
| Two of the three injured, also biology department members, are said to be in a critical condition in hospital. The third was reportedly in a "fair" condition. | Two of the three injured, also biology department members, are said to be in a critical condition in hospital. The third was reportedly in a "fair" condition. |
| The Huntsville campus in northern Alabama has about 7,500 students. | The Huntsville campus in northern Alabama has about 7,500 students. |
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