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YouTube to increase security at its offices worldwide after shooting

YouTube employees have been encouraged to take time off work or work from home

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Officers run toward YouTube’s offices in San Bruno, California, on Tuesday as they respond to reports of a shooting at the social media giant’s headquarters. Photo: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

By Arjun Kharpal

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Google said that it would boost security in YouTube offices globally following the shooting at the video platform’s headquarters earlier this week. 

On Tuesday, Iranian-born San Diego woman Nasim Najafi Aghdam shot at least three people before dying from a self-inflicted gun shot wound. 

Google, which owns YouTube, put out a statement on Twitter on Thursday in which it called the shooting “shocking and disturbing” and praised the “heroic acts” of employees and the San Bruno community, where the attack took place. 

The company said that the shooter entered the headquarters through the building’s parking garage to the outside courtyard where she opened fire.

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Google said that YouTube employees have been encouraged to take time off of work or work from home and the company is making wellness services available. 

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