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Three staff members killed in Bosnia school shooting - reports

Getty Images Bosnian police secure the area after a shooting at an elementary school in the northeastern Bosnian city of Lukavac on June 14, 2023. Getty Images
Bosnian police say three high school employees were shot dead by a co-worker

Three members of staff at a secondary school in north-western Bosnia have been killed during a shooting by a co-worker, local media is reporting.

Bosnian police say the gunman used an automatic rifle to kill the school's employees before shooting himself, adding that he is in hospital in a critical condition.

Initial reports by local media suggest the gunman was a caretaker at the Sanski Most school.

The shooting took place during Bosnia's summer holiday period.

Police say they received reports that a man had opened fire at the school at around 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT).

Adnan Beganovic, police spokesman for the region, told reporters the shooter had tried to take his own life and was seriously injured.

Police did not elaborate on whether there was a motive, but reports by Bosnian media suggest the employee had been suspended and fired shots during a school committee meeting.

He was taken to a hospital in the town of Banja Luka.

Bosnian media say the school's dean, secretary and English teacher were killed in the attack.