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Eleven dead in school shooting in Kazan, Russian state media reports

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At least 11 people have died and many more have been wounded in a school shooting in the Russian city of Kazan, Russia’s state RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing emergency services.

Two children could be seen leaping from the third floor of the four-storey School Number 175 as gunshots sounded, in a video filmed by an onlooker that was circulated by RIA.

According to the Interfax news agency, two gunmen opened fire in the school, and one of them — a 17-year-old — has been apprehended.

Footage posted on social media showed a young man being pinned to the ground outside the school building by a police officer. Footage also showed emergency service vehicles parked outside the school, with people running towards the building.

Authorities said additional security measures have been put into place in all schools in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan region, roughly 430 miles east of Moscow.

While school shootings are relatively rare in Russia, there have been several violent attacks on schools in recent years, mostly carried out by students.

One of the last major shootings of its kind took place in Russian-annexed Crimea in 2018 when a student at a college killed 19 before turning his gun on himself.

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