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Tuesday, February 9
ATHENS, Greece, April 10 (UPI) -- A student killed himself Friday after shooting a fellow student at a college and two workers at a construction site in Athens, Greece, authorities said.
Police said the gunman had left a letter complaining that his fellow students were ridiculing him.
Shootings have been rare in Greek schools, the BBC reported.
The 19-year-old gunman entered the school with two pistols and fired at least three shots at the other student, who was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
The gunman left the school and shot the two workers before firing a bullet into his own head, police said.
The gunman died in a hospital.
The workers suffered light injuries, police said.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
U.S. actor Andrew McCarthy says he was escorted by a guard at gunpoint out of Ethiopia's Lalibela church after leaving his admission ticket at his hotel.
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