{"id":23489,"date":"2022-09-26T09:02:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=23489"},"modified":"2022-09-26T09:02:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:02:18","slug":"deadly-gun-attack-at-russian-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/09\/26\/deadly-gun-attack-at-russian-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly gun attack at Russian school"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A gunman has opened fire at a school in central Russia, killing at least 13 people and injuring 21, Russian officials say.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Victims include seven children at the school of about 1,000 pupils in the city of Izhevsk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The gunman killed himself at the scene. He was a former pupil of the school.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Russian media have posted videos which appear to show panic inside the building where the shooting took place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Some footage shows blood on a classroom floor and a bullet hole in a window, with children crouching down underneath desks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Seven children and six adults were killed, including two security guards and two teachers, according to Russian officials. Staff and pupils have been evacuated from the school buildings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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One local MP said the attacker – named as Artem Kazantsev- had been armed with two pistols.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A video posted online by the investigative committee shows the gunman lying dead on the floor wearing a T-shirt with a Nazi symbol and a balaclava. Investigators are searching his place of residence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A mourning period until 29 September has been announced by the head of the region. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson said he is “deeply mourning” the attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The school is in the centre of Izhevsk, a city of about 650,000 residents, close to central government buildings.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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