• Thu. Apr 25th, 2024

9 Dead After School Shooting In Russia

At least nine people, eight of them children, have been killed by gunfire at a school in the Russian city of Kazan, reports say.

A teacher also died in the incident 820km (510 miles) east of Moscow.

Reports say two people opened fire and a 17-year-old boy is said to have been detained.

An explosion was also heard, reports say, quoting emergency services.

Kazan is in the mainly Muslim republic of Tatarstan.

Details later

BBC