Dark day for Austria: State mourning to AmoFlauf in Graz

Dark day for Austria: State mourning to AmoFlauf in Graz

on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, all of Austria will remain in silence at 10 a.m. for one minute. The occasion for this nationwide moment of commemoration are the tragic firing attacks that were carried out the day before in Borg in the Dreienschützengasse in Graz. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner confirmed that ten people have lost their lives in this killing spree: six women and three men as well as the gunner as an eleventh death. In addition, twelve people, some of them, were injured.

The Austrian federal government has proclaimed a three -day state mourning in response to this gruesome incident. This expresses that public life temporarily comes to a standstill, numerous events have been canceled. The flags of public buildings are placed on half mast to commemorate the victim. Like Noen reported. "Dark day in the history of our country" and as "national tragedy".

grief and sympathy

The reactions from politics are split between dismay and the call to unity. Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner expressed her deep sympathy for the victims and their families. Hannes Weninger, the club chairman of the SPÖ, also emphasized the importance of cohesion in this difficult time. The FPÖ has moved its party congress planned for the weekend due to the events, and the Greens and Neos in Lower Austria also announced the cancellation of events.

The killing spree occurred in a high school in Styria when a 21-year-old former student of the Borg opened the fire with two legally obsessed weapons. A total of eight students and one teacher died directly through the shots; Another victim later died in the hospital. The perpetrator profile indicates that it is a single offender who had left the high school prematurely without a final. However, a found farewell letter from the perpetrator gives no further indications of his motives, such as ORF reported.

solidarity on a high level

Over 160 rescue workers were deployed to support the school. Uninacified students and affected parents were accommodated and cared for in surrounding halls. Chancellor Stocker and other high-ranking politicians, including EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, have expressed their condolences and expressed their sympathy for the families concerned. The messages about the amoctat have also taken care of sympathy internationally, the Deutschlandfunk Federal President expressed their sympathy.