Seven children and a teacher have been killed in a shooting at a school in the Russian city of Kazan, officials say.ContentsWhat do we know about the attack?What has the reaction been?More than 20 others, mostly children, were reportedly wounded. A 19-year-old suspect was detained.The attack happened 820km (510 miles) east of Moscow, in the mainly Muslim republic of Tatarstan.Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin spoke of “great sorrow”, while Tatarstan’s leader Rustam Minnikhanov described the attack as a “major tragedy”.“We are deeply saddened that this has happened,” he said.Responding to the shooting, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would review the country’s gun control laws.Kazan school shooting updatesSchool shootings are relatively rare in Russia. One of the last major incidents happened in Russian-annexed Crimea in 2018.What do we know about the attack?The shooting happened at School No. 175 early on Tuesday.A source in the emergency services told Russian news agency Tass that the attack began at about […]
RUSSIA SCHOOL SHOOTING: CHILDREN AND TEACHER KILLED IN KAZAN
