The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Rampage in Russian university: several dead - dramatic videos show the escape of students

2021-09-20T12:09:01.355Z


Several people were killed in a shooting in Russia and many others were injured. A man had shot around in a university.


Several people were killed in a shooting in Russia and many others were injured.

A man had shot around in a university.

Update from September 20, 1:40 p.m.:

After the rampage at a university in Russia, the number of victims has been corrected downwards.

According to the Ministry of Health of the Interfax agency, six people were killed instead of eight people, as was first published.

More than 20 people are said to have been injured in the shooting.

There were also initially contradicting statements about the state of health of the alleged perpetrator. He was wounded during the arrest and was not killed as initially published by the university. He was taken to a hospital. As reported by local media, the alleged perpetrator, also a student, is said to have announced his act shortly beforehand on social networks.

Update from September 20, 10:25 a.m.:

The death toll after a shootout in Russia rises to at least eight.

The criminal investigation committee announced in the morning that several other people were injured in the incident at Perm University.

According to the dpa, at least 20 people citing the Interfax agency.

The alleged attacker is also said to be a student, he was injured during the arrest.

The AFP reports.

According to the Interfax agency, the attacker was killed during the arrest.

According to investigators, the new number of victims could change again.

Russia: man shoots around in the university - apparently several deaths

+

Russia, Perm: Students jump out of the window of a university during a gunfight.

© Alexey Romanov / Sputnik / dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++

Original notification from September 20, 2021:

Perm / Russia - After a rampage at a university in Russia, there were apparently several dead and injured.

A man shot around in the Russian city of Perm.

This was announced by the university in the city around 1,200 kilometers east of Moscow.

The exact death toll is still unclear, but the AFP reports it should be at least five.

Six other people were injured in the shooting.

Videos on social networks showed people jumping out of windows.

Lecturers are said to have holed up from the masked attacker, and students locked themselves in the lecture halls.

According to the AFP, the attacker is said to have been a student and has since been arrested, according to the university.

List of rubric lists: © Alexey Romanov / Sputnik / dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++

Source: merkur

All news articles on 2021-09-20

You may like

News/Politics 2024-03-23T07:53:49.804Z

Trends 24h

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.