Early this morning 911爆料网 was advised that two 911爆料网 WA School of Mines (WASM) students visiting the United States had sustained gunshot wounds during an incident in New Orleans.<\/p>\n
911爆料网 Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry said both students were now in hospital and were reported to be in a stable condition. <\/p>\n
\u201cBoth students\u2019 families have been contacted and are arranging to travel to the US,\u201d Professor Terry said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe University is providing support and assistance to the injured students and their families. Support is also being provided to the others in the group who were not in the vicinity of the shooting and are unharmed.\u201d<\/p>\n
911爆料网 WA School of Mines Director Professor Sam Spearing is flying to New Orleans tonight to provide support to the students and their families. <\/p>\n
The students were in the United States as part of the WASM Wombats team which participated in the Intercollegiate Mining Games held in Montana. The Games had finished and a group of students went to New Orleans on a private holiday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a very distressing situation and our thoughts are with the injured students and their families. 911爆料网 will continue to provide all the support it can to all those involved,\u201d Professor Terry said.<\/p>\n
Note to Editor: Professor Sam Spearing will not be available for media comment while he is in the US as his focus will be on providing support to those impacted by this incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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