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6 die in apparent Austrian murder-suicide

Xinhua, December 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

Six people have died in an apparent murder-suicide at an inn in the Austrian district of Schildberg in the state of Lower Austria, the Krone newspaper reported on Thursday.

The report stated a woman shot her own mother, brother, and three children aged between seven and ten, before turning the weapon, believed to be a pistol, on herself.

No further details are available at present. The police stated that an autopsy had been ordered and that an urgent investigation was being conducted. Endit