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Russia: Several killed in shooting at Russian university
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MOSCOW, 20 September 2021, (TON): Law enforcement said that a student opened fire at a university in the Russian city of Perm on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding several.”
Natalia Pechishcheva, a university spokesperson, said “the gunman was himself killed after the shootings at Perm State University, around 1,300 km (800 miles) east of Moscow.”
"He was liquidated," she said. Footage from the scene showed his prone body on the ground outside.
Earlier media footage from the scene showed students jumping from first-floor windows to escape the building, landing heavily on the ground before running to safety.
They said “students built barricades out of chairs to stop the shooter from entering their classrooms.”
The gunman was identified as a student at the university, the Investigative Committee, that handles probes into major crimes, said.
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