UAE condemns shooting incident inside school in Tatarstan
3 hours ago Law enforcement officers and ambulances are seen at the scene of a shooting at School No. 175 in Kazan. AFP
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The UAE has condemned the shooting incident in a school in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, which resulted in the death and injury of several people, all of whom were underage students and educational staff.
Mourners gathered on Wednesday for the funerals of students and staff killed by a teenage gunman at a Russian school, a tragedy that spurred calls for tighter controls on guns and the internet.
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Updated May 12, 2021
A woman cries at a makeshift memorial for victims of the shooting at School No. 175 in Kazan on May 12, 2021. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP
Nine students and staff killed by a teenage gunman at a Russian school were laid to rest Wednesday as officials called for tighter controls on guns and the internet.
After Tuesday’s attack left seven students and two staff dead at the school in the central city of Kazan, President Vladimir Putin called on lawmakers to toughen gun control laws and senior officials demanded stricter regulation of the internet.
Flags were flaying at half-mast throughout Kazan, the capital of the majority Muslim Russian region of Tatarstan.