﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Finland school massacre news stories on Newser</title><description>Read more Finland school massacre stories on Newser</description><link>http://www.newser.com/taggrid/16880/finland-school-massacre.html</link><copyright>2009 - Newser</copyright><language>en-us</language><generator>Newser Feed Generator</generator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:59:20 CST</pubDate><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/38430/twisted-pals-conspired-in-twin-massacres.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Twisted Pals Conspired in Twin Massacres</title><description>Gunmen who carried out two school massacres in Finland a year apart urged each other to slaughter their classmates, reports the Times of London. Suicidal shooter Pekka-Erik Auvinen, who killed eight near Helsinki last year, left a message of encouragement for Matti Saari to carry out his own school massacre...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/38430/twisted-pals-conspired-in-twin-massacres.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 3:27:38 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/38291/finnish-shooter-also-burned-his-victims-mainly-women.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Finnish Shooter Also Burned His Victims, Mainly Women</title><description>Eight of the 10 victims in yesterday's shooting at a Finnish catering and tourism college were women, but it may take investigators weeks to identify the bodies—which Matti Saari charred with gasoline bombs after shooting, the Times of London reports. A college official described Saari as a “silent young...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/38291/finnish-shooter-also-burned-his-victims-mainly-women.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:39:11 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/38226/finnish-shootings-trigger-call-for-gun-law-changes.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Finnish Shootings Trigger Call for Gun-Law Changes</title><description>Responding to a grieving Finland, the country's prime minister called for stricter gun laws in the wake of yesterday's school shooting. Matti Vanhanen questioned the legality of private handgun ownership, calling guns more fit for shooting ranges. It may be a difficult case to make in a country with 1....</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/38226/finnish-shootings-trigger-call-for-gun-law-changes.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:07:00 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/38192/finnish-cops-questioned-shooter-yesterday.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Finnish Cops Questioned Shooter Yesterday</title><description>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...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/38192/finnish-cops-questioned-shooter-yesterday.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:29:16 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/38167/9-dead-in-finland-school-shooting.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>9 Dead In Finland School Shooting</title><description>A shooting spree at a vocational college in Finland has left nine people dead and several others wounded, reports the BBC. The gunman, who is believed to be a 20-year-old student, entered the college wearing a ski mask and carrying an automatic weapon. Police say he finally turned the gun...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/38167/9-dead-in-finland-school-shooting.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 7:39:08 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/11551/finnish-killer-linked-to-us-teen.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Finnish Killer Linked to US Teen</title><description>The Finnish teenager who killed eight people and committed suicide last week chatted online with a Philadelphia area youth who plotted a Columbine-style assault at a suburban school. Dillon Cossey, 14, told his attorney that the Finnish youth "gave no indication he was going to do anything violent" and Cossey...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/11551/finnish-killer-linked-to-us-teen.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 3:28:00 CST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>