A student was killed in a shooting at an Argentine school.

A school student opened fire with a rifle at an educational institution in the Argentine city of San Cristobal, Santa Fe province, and one minor was killed. This was announced on March 30 by the Argentine TV channel TN.

"The initial investigation revealed that the minor had brought a shotgun in a guitar case. During the flag-raising ceremony, he took it out and killed a classmate. The dead boy was 13 years old. Two other students, also between the ages of 13 and 15, were shot and wounded. One of them was taken to the hospital in critical condition with wounds to his face and neck," the article says.

It is specified that the juvenile offender was neutralized by a school employee. Classes at the school have been canceled, and relatives of the murdered boy have arrived for identification. Special services are working on the spot.

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At the same time, the overall crime rate fell by 7.3% over the year, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.

On March 27, the Chilean radio station BioBio reported an attack by an armed schoolboy on a school in the city of Calama. The attacker was a student of the school he attacked. As a result of his actions, five people were injured, one died in hospital.

The Khaosod newspaper reported on February 11 that an unidentified man opened fire and took people hostage at a school in southern Thailand. According to the newspaper, the suspect stole a pistol from a policeman and rode to school on a motorcycle, then broke into the school and fired two shots. It was noted that about 300 children could be in the educational institution.

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