14-year-old opens fire at classmates at Russian school before shooting herself

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Also Read: Ukrainian Sniper 'sets world record' by killing Russian soldier from 3.8 km: Report The girl had brought the gun to the school hiding it in a tube for carrying papers, a fellow student told RIA Novosti, according to AP. As soon as the shooting began, two girls, including the twin sister of the 14-year-old shooter, came running into their classroom.

Also Read: Russia, Saudi Arabia urge all OPEC+ nations to join oil output cuts ‘for the good of global economy’ A preliminary investigation found that the armed girl fired a pump-action shotgun at her classmates, Russia’s Investigative Committee said. At the time, when the young shooter opened fire inside the classroom, children cowered behind a door barricaded with upended desks and chairs, as seen in the video shared by RIA Novosti.

Also Read: G7 rules on Russian-origin diamonds could hit India The shooter's father was taken for questioning as a witness, RIA Novosti said. Investigators wanted to ask him how his daughter came into possession of the gun, the Telegram channel Shot reported.

The school's director was also being questioned to find out how the girl managed to bring the weapon inside the school. The presidential children's rights commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova, said on her Telegram channel that she was overseeing the care of the wounded children.

In March, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Lvova-Belova and Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, accusing them of responsibility for the abduction of children from Ukraine. Also Read: Russia's Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discuss further OPEC+ cooperation in whirlwind visit Taking note of the incident, Russia’s Interior Ministry said it was