Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Shootout in Virginia Tech

After around a decade after the Columbine tragedy, The US is shattered but yet another attack on a US university- this time it is more deadly perhaps, most violent in the History of US.
Here is what the AP Breaking News said:

Blacksburg, Va.: A gunman opened fire in a Virginia Tech dorm and then, two hours later, in a classroom across campus on Monday, killing at least 30 people in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history, government officials told The Associated Press. The gunman was killed, bringing the death toll to 31."Today the university was struck with a tragedy that we consider of monumental proportions," said Virginia Tech president Charles Steger. "The university is shocked and indeed horrified."It was not immediately clear whether the gunman was shot by police or took his own life. His name was not released, and investigators offered no motive for the attack. It was not known if the gunman was a student.The shootings spread panic and confusion on campus, with students complaining that the university did not warn them about the first burst of gunfire until more than two hours later.

By this time it is revaled that the Gunman was a student from South korea.
This again raises several question. The ethenic clashes as well as the policy to allow for easy acces to arms. US needs to think of their arms acts.
but I doubt if it has got to do with ethnicity alone- coz, those who are victims include Indians as well.
I'll just pray that, We'll come to know why this all happen.