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princo
from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-10-21 01:01 [#00410986]
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Man shoots two dead at Monash Uni
A man armed with a number of handguns opened fire indiscriminately on a room of students at Monash University's Clayton campus, killing two and injuring five people, police said.
The man, aged in his mid-30s, was tackled by several people after opening fire in a classroom at the Menzies Building, part of the campus in outer south-eastern Melbourne, at about 11.20am (AEST).
Superintendent Trevor Parks told reporters the man, of Asian background, had been taken into police custody and was being questioned.
"He was in the possession of a number of handguns," Supt Parks said.
"He went into a classroom. It would appear there has been indiscriminate shooting following that."
He said two Asian men in their early 20s were dead and five other people were hospitalised.
"Apparently after the shooting incident, the gunman was tackled by other persons in the classroom itself and secured," Supt Parks said.
An ambulance spokeswoman said the two most seriously injured were a man in his 30s and another man in his 20s.
The first man had been shot in the upper body, while the second man had been shot in the leg and arm.
Both were found near the two dead students in the classroom.
Paramedics were later called to the university's medical centre where a further three people were being treated.
They were a man who had been shot in the shoulder and lost the top of a finger. He has been taken to St Vincent's Hospital for plastic surgery.
A woman suffering facial injuries and a 23-year-old man shot in both legs were taken to the Monash Medical Centre.
Monash University Vice-Chancellor Peter Darvall said classes had been called off for the day in the Menzies Building, which would have housed up to 2,000 students at the time of the shooting.
Classes in the David Derham School of Law building have also been postponed.
Students have been asked to call friends and families to assure them of their safety.
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princo
from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-10-21 01:01 [#00410988]
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This is getting TOO Close for comfort!!
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Delphium
from Rauma (Finland) on 2002-10-21 01:10 [#00410992]
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This world is so fukked up...wish i had a ticket to the moon...!
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od_step_cloak
from Pleth (Australia) on 2002-10-21 01:14 [#00410996]
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Fuck!
Move to perth, man :)
(after saying that, any money my old highschool get bombed)
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princo
from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-10-21 01:17 [#00410997]
Points: 13411 Status: Lurker | Followup to od_step_cloak: #00410996
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I'm staying home...... Bali, now this...
Things are just getting a bit to fucked up for my liking!
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Hiller_
from Tornio (Finland) on 2002-10-21 01:18 [#00410999]
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KABLAM! Yeah, fucked up world or should i say "The home of all evil."
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princo
from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-10-21 01:21 [#00411001]
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I'm waiting for 'dmise' to sign in here, so he can tell me/us some stories!
dmise = member #1081, in case you didnt know.
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dmise
from Melbourne (Australia) on 2002-10-21 05:53 [#00411166]
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ahoy hoy. I wasn't at the clayton campus today which was lucky. A few of my friends were supposed to be there but they didn't go which was also lucky. I haven't spoken to all my friends yet though. I'll find out if they are ok at uni tomorrow. I've been getting phone calls and SMS's all day. It's a bit chaotic.
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Netlon Sentinel
from eDe (Netherlands, The) on 2002-10-21 07:09 [#00411264]
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this is getting crazy! these shootings! all over the world!
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princo
from Shitty City (Geelong) (Australia) on 2002-10-21 08:08 [#00411331]
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I know.......................................
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