Austria school shooting: Bomb attack plans found at suspect's home


Police say they also found a non-functional pipe bomb and a "farewell letter" during a search.
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Police in the south-eastern city of Graz also found a non-functional pipe bomb, and a "farewell" letter and video during the search, they said in a statement.
Ten people were killed in the attack at the secondary school on Tuesday - the deadliest in the country's recent history.
The suspect, a 21-year-old former student at the school, took his own life in a school bathroom shortly after the attack, according to police. Authorities have not yet drawn any conclusions on the gunman's possible motive.
The incident, which left a further 11 people injured, took place at Dreierschützengasse secondary school in the north-west of the city.
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