Russia school shooting: 13 including children, teachers killed, Putin orders gun control review

The incident took place at the school No. 175 in Kazan located in the country's Tatarstan Region.
Russia school shooting: 13 including children, teachers killed, Putin orders gun control review
Russia school shooting: 13 including children, teachers killed, Putin orders gun control review
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Asmany as 13 people were killed and 32 others injured on Tuesday in a shootingincident at a school in the Russian city of Kazan, authorities said, addingthat a suspect has been arrested.

Theincident took place at the school No. 175 in Kazan located in the country'sTatarstan Region.

Asource in the emergencies confirmed to the TASS News Agency that the victimscomprised 10 children and a teacher.

Twochildren fell to their death after jumping out of a window on the third floor,according to the news agency.

Thesources said that the first signal from a panic button at the school came in at9.25 a.m. (local time), after the shooting had started five minutes earlier.

Therewere 714 children and about 70 employees at the school, including 52 teachers,present at the time of the incident.

Itwas not clear if there were more shooters but the 17-year-old attacker who wasarrested had shot eighth grade students and a teacher.

TheTASS News Agency said he told the the police that he had placed a bomb at hishome.

Lawenforcement agencies are working at the scene, and security measures have beenstrengthened at all educational institutions in Kazan.

Aneyewitness told the news agency that the attacker had carried out an explosionand then went on a shooting spree.

Theschool, founded in 2006, has 1,049 students and 57 teachers.

TatarstanPresident Rustam Minnikhanov described the shooting as a "tragedy",the BBC reported.

Respondingto the attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would review Russia'sgun control laws.

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