Izhevsk

2022 - 9 - 26

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Image courtesy of "Sky News"

Children among 15 dead as gunman opens fire at school in Izhevsk (Sky News)

Officials said the body of the 34-year-old gunman was discovered by police at the scene while the motive for the shootings remains unclear.

The school was evacuated and the surrounding area cordoned off. In a statement, it added: "Currently investigators ... In May 2021, a teenage gunman killed seven children and two adults in the city of Kazan. Governor of Udmurtia, Alexander Brechalov, said the gunman was registered as a patient at a psychiatric facility and killed himself after the attack. The Udmurtia branch of the interior ministry said the body of the gunman was discovered by police at the scene. At least 15 people - including 11 children - have been killed during a shooting at a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk.

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