Students, teachers among 12 killed in Russia school shooting
Top Story
May 12, 2021
Kazan, Russia: At least nine people, most of them children, were killed Tuesday when a lone teenage gunman opened fire at a school in the central Russian city of Kazan, officials said.President Vladimir Putin ordered a review of gun control laws after the shooting one of the worst in recent Russian history which occurred on the first day back to school following annual May holidays.
The spree started around 9:30 local time, sparking panic among students and teachers at the School No. 175 in Kazan, the capital of the Russian predominantly Muslim republic of Tatarstan.
12 killed in Russia school shooting
Top Story
May 12, 2021
Kazan, Russia: At least nine people, most of them children, were killed Tuesday when a lone teenage gunman opened fire at a school in the central Russian city of Kazan, officials said.President Vladimir Putin ordered a review of gun control laws after the shooting one of the worst in recent Russian history which occurred on the first day back to school following annual May holidays. The spree started around 9:30 local time, sparking panic among students and teachers at the School No. 175 in Kazan, the capital of the Russian predominantly Muslim republic of Tatarstan. Amateur footage on social media, apparently filmed from a nearby building, showed people escaping from the school by jumping from second- and third-floor windows, with sounds of gunshots echoing in the schoolyard.
Police said they detained the gunman approximately one hour after initial reports of the shooting.
Seven of the dead were children in the eighth grade, Tatarstan regional leader Rustam Minnikhanov told reporters. He said two adults, including a teacher, also died.
Another 20 people were hospitalised, including 18 children. Six of them were in intensive care, Lazzat Khaidarov, a spokesman for the regional authorities, told AFP.
The ages of the injured people varied from between seven and 62.
Children seen jumping from building amid school shooting in Kazan, Russia; at least 9 killed pic.twitter.com/c8vlJcq4zV BNO News (@BNONews) May 11, 2021
Authorities have declared Wednesday a day of mourning, with Putin expressing his deep condolences to the victims and calling for new gun laws.
KAZAN (Russia): A large number of people gather to lay flowers and toys at a makeshift memorial for victims of the shooting at a school on Tuesday. AFP
KAZAN: At least nine people, most of them children, were killed on Tuesday when a lone teenage gunman opened fire at a school in Russian city of Kazan, officials said.
President Vladimir Putin ordered a review of gun control laws after the shooting one of the worst in recent Russian history which occurred on the first day back to school following annual May holidays.
The spree started around 9:30 am local time (0630 GMT), sparking panic among students and teachers at the School No 175 in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan.
9 dead in Russia school shooting
Top Story
May 12, 2021
KAZAN: At least nine people, most of them children, were killed on Tuesday when a lone teenage gunman opened fire at a school in the central Russian city of Kazan, officials said.
President Vladimir Putin ordered a review of gun control laws after the shooting one of the worst in recent Russian history which occurred on the first day back to school following annual May holidays.
The spree started around 9:30 local time (630 GMT), sparking panic among students and teachers at the School No. 175 in Kazan, the capital of the Russian predominantly Muslim republic of Tatarstan. Amateur footage on social media, apparently filmed from a nearby building, showed people escaping from the school by jumping from second- and third-floor windows, with sounds of gunshots echoing in the schoolyard.