At least five people have been killed in a shooting attack on a school in the Austrian city of Graz, local media have said.

An operation was under way in a street called Dreierschuetzengasse, on which there is a secondary school, police said.

On X, the Stryian Police said the reason for the operation, which it confirmed was at the BORG school in Dreierschützengasse “was heard shots in the building (sic)”.

It said several emergency services, a police helicopter and Cobra, a police tactical unit, have been deployed.

Local broadcaster ORF described it as a “major” police operation following a “shooting spree” in the city in southeastern Austria.

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