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regular-article-logo Tuesday, 26 November 2024

At least 13 dead, 20 injured in Russia school shooting

Gunfire has been heard at a school in central Russia

Deutsche Welle Published 26.09.22, 02:02 PM
13 dead in a school shooting in central Russia

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  • Death toll in school shooting in Russia rises to 13, including 7 children, reports AP

At least six people were killed and another 20 wounded after shots were fired at a school in the central Russian city of Izhevsk on Monday, the country's interior ministry said.

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"Today police received a message about a school shooting at school No. 88 in the city of Izhevsk... Currently steps are being taken to arrest the suspect," the ministry said on Telegram.

Children were reportedly among the victims. So was the school's security guard.

The attacker also killed himself, the Udmurtia branch of the interior ministry said.

The Russian news agency TASS reported that students and teachers had been evacuated.

This is a breaking story, more to come…

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