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The Virginia Tech tragedy has eclipsed the 1966 attacks at the University of Texas at Austin, which killed 16.
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Gunman Kills At Least 20 People at Virginia Tech
A gunman opened fire in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing at least 20 people and wounding another 21 before he was killed, police said. "The university is shocked," said school president Charles Steger.
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