At least nine people, including six children, have been killed in a school shooting in the western Russian city of Kazan, according to state media reports, as authorities search the school building for a potential second gunman
One suspected shooter, believed to be a teenager, has been detained, state news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing a law enforcement source. A second attacker was killed and at least 13 people have been taken to hospital for treatment, according to Russia's TASS news agency.FSB officers by school No. 175, where two attackers opened fire on Tuesday. Images showed armed officers from the Federal Security Services storming the school building, while the area was cordoned off with police tape.
Witnesses also told state media that there had been an explosion during the attack before the shooting began, although it was not immediately clear what caused the blast. Several children jumped out of the school window to escape. "There is heavy smoke," an emergency services source told RIA. Read MoreTwenty-one ambulance teams and doctors have been sent to the school.Security measures have been strengthened in all educational institutions of Kazan, TASS reported.
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