Emsdetten is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Emsdetten is situated on the river Ems, approx. 13 km south-east of Rheine and 25 km north-west of Münster.
Emsdetten consists of 8 districts:
On 20 November 2006, at about 9:30 AM local time, an 18 year old former student (Sebastian Bosse aka ResistantX) graduate of 2005, entered the Geschwister Scholl School (a Realschule), firing several shots and setting off...
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Emsdetten is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Emsdetten is situated on the river Ems, approx. 13 km south-east of Rheine and 25 km north-west of Münster.
Emsdetten consists of 8 districts:
On 20 November 2006, at about 9:30 AM local time, an 18 year old former student (Sebastian Bosse aka ResistantX) graduate of 2005, entered the Geschwister Scholl School (a Realschule), firing several shots and setting off smoke grenades. 8 people were injured. He was later found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. He had left an Internet posting and a video message from his parents' living room shortly before the attack. The shooter stated that he hated people and was taught to be a "loser" at his school. He also left a suicide note on his website, which is now deleted.
The event caused renewed demands for a prohibition of violent video games (called "Killerspiele", "killing games", by the German media and politicians) in Germany, since police...
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