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Cobra Special Unit Responds to Fatal School Shooting in Graz

Austria’s elite counterterror team secures the Grazer school where a gunman killed multiple people

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Overview

  • On June 10, a gunman opened fire at a Graz school, resulting in multiple fatalities.
  • The Cobra special unit was mobilized to secure the campus and assist local police in the ongoing operation.
  • Founded in 1978 under the Interior Ministry, Cobra is Austria’s premier counterterror force and is modeled on Germany’s GSG9.
  • Members undergo fitness, medical and psychological assessments followed by a six-month training program in tactics, close combat and precision shooting.
  • Operatives deploy with ballistic helmets, body armor, a range of firearms and armored vehicles from bases nationwide.