What the Scottish daily papers say

The school shootings in Germany dominate the papers, with The Scottish Sun headlining the story "School satan kills 14 teachers".

The Daily Record says a gunman dressed as a ninja assassin shot 13 teachers and four others dead at a school before killing himself.

The Herald says a student who was bent on revenge after being expelled conducted the German school atrocity.

The Scottish Daily Mirror reports that the mother of Scots rugby hero Doddie Weir said she feared she would never see her new-born grandson.

Scottish National Party backbencher Margo MacDonald defended herself after being rebuked by her party leader for describing Jean-Marie Le Pen as "charming", The Times reports.

A deranged final-year student who was expelled from his school wreaked a terrible vengeance, killing 17 people and then turning the gun on himself, The Scotsman says.

The Courier also reports on the atrocity at the school.

Foreign Office officials are trying to confirm reports that five Britons accused of bombings in Saudi Arabia have been sentenced to death, the Scottish Daily Express says.

The Scottish Daily Mail says Greece faced a wave of outrage after the decision to jail six British planespotters for spying.