At least five children have been injured in a shooting during the first week of classes at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, authorities and a hospital said.

Governor Tim Walz called the violence “horrific”.

The Minneapolis city government said the attacker had been “contained” after the gunfire at Annunciation Catholic School and there was no longer any “active threat” to residents.

Mr Walz said on social media that he had been briefed on the shooting.

“I’m praying for our kids and teachers whose first week of school was marred by this horrific act of violence,” he wrote on X.

Children’s Minnesota, a paediatric trauma hospital, said in a statement five children were admitted for care. Hennepin Healthcare, which has Minnesota’s largest emergency department, said it was also caring for

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