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The story behind the arrest of 87-year-old veteran John Spitzberg at the Capitol

时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Politics   来源:Environment  查看:  评论:0
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Mr Edmonds, Ticketmaster's chairman in 2016, had told Parliament that the company did not have "visibility" over how the sellers on its resale platforms acquired those tickets - but these accounts suggest Ticketmaster could have found out if they were buying them on their own website.

The incident, which left a further 11 people injured, took place at Dreierschützengasse secondary school in the north-west of the city.Six females and three males were killed in the attack, and a seventh female later died in hospital.

The story behind the arrest of 87-year-old veteran John Spitzberg at the Capitol

A teacher and nine students aged between 14 and 17 were among the victims, police said. One of the victims was a Polish citizen, while the other nine were Austrian citizens.Three days of mourning were declared in Austria following the attack, and a nationwide minute's silence was held on Wednesday at 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT) in memory of the victims. The Austrian flag has been lowered to half-mast on all public buildings.After the minute's silence in Graz's main square, one woman, Tores, told BBC News that she knew one of the boys who had died. He was 17.

The story behind the arrest of 87-year-old veteran John Spitzberg at the Capitol

"I've know this family for a long time, including the son of the family, and knew that he attended that school. I rang immediately, to ask if everything is OK. Then they let me know at midday, that the boy was one of those slaughtered," she said.Police said the suspect was born in Styria and lived with his single mother, who was also Austrian, in the Graz-Umgebung District.

The story behind the arrest of 87-year-old veteran John Spitzberg at the Capitol

They added that his father, of Armenian origin, had not lived with them since his parents' separation.

Current information suggests the shooter legally owned the two guns used in the attack - a pistol and a shotgun - and had a firearms licence, police said.The news comes as Reeves announces the budgets for all UK government departments over the next few years.

Getting the review right is a tricky balancing act.Anyone can see ways that public funds could be used more efficiently or even cut. Everyone has their top priority for spending more.

So what happens if there's a root and branch review, with every spending line scrutinised, new priorities set and given more funds and others squeezed or cut?We should find out later. But it may not be as radical a review as sometimes presented as too much is already committed by

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