13 dead, 21 wounded in school shooting in Russia

A gunman killed 13 people, including seven children, and wounded 21 other people in a school in central Russia on Monday (September 26), said authorities.

Russia’s Investigative Committee said the shooting took place in a school in Izhevsk, a city about 960 kilometers (600 miles) east of Moscow in the Udmurtia region. Those wounded were 14 children and 7 adults, the Committee said.

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The governor of Udmurtia, Alexander Brechalov, said in a video statement that the still unidentified gunman shot himself.

The school educates children between grades 1 and 11. It has been evacuated and the area around it has been cordoned off, the governor said.

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According to the Investigative Committee, the gunman wore a black t-shirt with Nazi symbols. No other details about the shooter or his motives have been released.

Izhevsk, a city of 640,000, is located west of the Ural mountains in central Russia.

(With inputs from agencies)