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Finnish Cops Questioned Shooter Yesterday

YouTube videos show Saari firing at range

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(Newser) – Finnish police yesterday arrested—and subsequently released—the 20-year-old they say killed 11 people, including himself, during a school shooting spree this morning, reports the Daily Telegraph. Authorities acted after finding a YouTube video of Matti Juhani Saari firing a handgun at a shooting range, and this posted message: "Whole life is war and whole life is pain. And you will fight alone in your personal war."

Police stand guard outside the Kauhajoki vocational high school after the shooting.
Police stand guard outside the Kauhajoki vocational high school after the shooting.   (AP Photo)
This is an image taken from the website of Matti Juhani Saari on Tuesday. Saari whose YouTube postings had prompted police to bring him in for questioning.
This is an image taken from the website of Matti Juhani Saari on Tuesday. Saari whose YouTube postings had prompted police to bring him in for questioning.   (AP Photo)
Matti Juhani Saari as seen in an image on his website.
Matti Juhani Saari as seen in an image on his website.   (AP Photo)
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