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Gun attack on a school in Russia: 8 students and a teacher killed

Gun attack on a school in Russia: 8 students and a teacher killed

A serious incident took place in the Russian city of Kazan, where a gun attack inside a school killed 8 students and a teacher. While 10 other people were injured.

Russian media report that the incident took place in 'School No. 175' in the central Russian city. Fearing shootings, some of the students and school staff came out of the windows to escape the bullets.

The perpetrator of the attack who was caught by the police is said to be a 17-year-old teenager. It is suspected that one of his associates is inside the school hiding from the police. The cause is still unknown and whether the event is related to a terrorist attack.

Kazan is otherwise known as the third capital of Russia, with over 1.2 million inhabitants. It is the largest in the predominantly Muslim region of Tatarstan.

Gun attack on a school in Russia: 8 students and a teacher killed

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