BREAKING: At least six people have been killed and 20 injured during a shooting at a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported, citing local police. Latest: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
The Russian Investigative Committee said the victims included five children, two teachers and two security guards.The Udmurtia branch of the interior ministry said the body of the gunman was discovered by police at the scene.Governor Alexander Brechalov of the Udmurtia region, of which Izhevsk is the capital, said he had arrived at the city's School No. 88, and that the security services and ambulance teams were present, according to a statement on the Telegram messenger app.
News agency RIA cited the governor as saying that an unidentified man had entered the school and killed a security guard.
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