<p>A 14-year-old girl in 8th grade went on a shooting rampage at a school in the Russian city of Bryansk on Thursday (Dec 7) and fatally shot a classmate and wounded five others before killing herself, according to media reports citing investigators.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>What happened?</strong></h2>

<p>Russian investigators said that preliminary data suggests that the 14-year-old brought a shotgun to school, shot a fellow pupil dead, wounded five other children and then killed herself.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“According to preliminary investigation data, a 14-year-old girl brought a pump-action shotgun to school, from which she fired shots at her classmates,” Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement. &nbsp;</p>

<p>It added that those wounded had been taken to the hospital while investigators were working to establish a motive.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The shooting took place at Gymnasium Number Five outside the centre of Bryansk, the southern Russian city near Ukraine which has also witnessed occasional shelling and drone attacks.</p>

<p>“An eighth-grader, a girl, brought a firearm (to school), from which she fired several times,” reported TASS citing an unnamed source, previously. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Reuters citing an image from news outlet Mash reported that the 14-year-old shooter was sprawled on the floor, dressed all in black and was also reportedly armed with a hunting knife.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>‘A terrible tragedy’</strong></h2>

<p>Regional governor Alexander Bogomaz called the incident a “terrible tragedy” and reported that the five people wounded were all children who had sustained mild or moderate injuries.</p>

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<p>“Together with law enforcement agencies, we are determining the circumstances under which the student was able to obtain and bring a weapon to school,” he added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>While Russia typically has strict gun control, the country has witnessed several school shootings recently.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In September last year, a gunman&nbsp;killed 15 people, including 11 children, and wounded 24, according to Russian investigators, at a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk where he had once been a pupil, and then committed suicide.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In 2018, an 18-year-old student killed 20 people, mostly other students in a mass shooting at a college in Russian-occupied Crimea, which Moscow seized from Ukraine in 2014.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


A 14-year-old girl in 8th grade went on a shooting rampage at a school in the Russian city of Bryansk on Thursday (Dec 7) and fatally shot a classmate and wounded five others before killing herself, according to media reports citing investigators.

A 14-year-old girl in 8th grade went on a shooting rampage at a school in the Russian city of Bryansk on Thursday (Dec 7) and fatally shot a classmate and wounded five others before killing herself, according to media reports citing investigators. What happened? Russian investigators said that preliminary data suggests that the 14-year-old brought a shotgun to school, shot a fellow pupil dead, wounded five other children and then killed herself. “According to preliminary investigation data, a 14-year-old girl brought a pump-action shotgun to school, from which she fired shots at her classmates,” Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement. It added that those wounded had been taken to the hospital while investigators were working to establish a motive. ALSO READ | ‘Only a matter of time’: Israeli forces close in on Hamas co-founder Yahya Sinwar The shooting took place at Gymnasium Number Five outside the centre of Bryansk, the southern Russian city near Ukraine which has also witnessed occasional shelling and drone attacks. “An eighth-grader, a girl, brought a firearm (to school), from which she fired several times,” reported TASS citing an unnamed source, previously. Reuters citing an image from news outlet Mash reported that the 14-year-old shooter was sprawled on the floor, dressed all in black and was also reportedly armed with a hunting knife. ‘A terrible tragedy’ Regional governor Alexander Bogomaz called the incident a “terrible tragedy” and reported that the five people wounded were all children who had sustained mild or moderate injuries. ALSO READ | 15 dead in gun attack at Russian school; attacker wore Nazi symbol “Together with law enforcement agencies, we are determining the circumstances under which the student was able to obtain and bring a weapon to school,” he added. While Russia typically has strict gun control, the country has witnessed several school shootings recently. In September last year, a gunman killed 15 people, including 11 children, and wounded 24, according to Russian investigators, at a school in the Russian city of Izhevsk where he had once been a pupil, and then committed suicide. In 2018, an 18-year-old student killed 20 people, mostly other students in a mass shooting at a college in Russian-occupied Crimea, which Moscow seized from Ukraine in 2014. (With inputs from agencies)

14-year-old girl in Russia fatally shoots classmate, injures five others before killing herself

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<p>On the Western front, Russia is battling the Ukrainian troops since it announced the invasion of its neighbouring country over eight months ago and seems to be stuttering, having failed to gauge the kind of support West would pile up against it in the war. In a strange coincidence, after having rolled out conscription that drew wide condemnation and protests within&nbsp;the country, Moscow has rolled out an apparent Soviet-era training in schools that is aimed at training kids in weapon assembly. Parents are angry over the move of reinstating the training.&nbsp;</p>

<p>State-run news agency TASS reported that the education minister of the nation, Sergey Kravtsov, said on Wednesday (November 9) that the course will be added to the school curricula across the nation in the next academic year.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kravtsov told reporters: "It will be introduced in schools starting from the next academic year. Now it is being drafted and after January 1, it will begin to be tested." The remarks of the education minister came after a meeting with the honorary jury panel of the Znaniye (Knowledge) educational award.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Reports have mentioned that the "initial military training" programme will include teaching children how to assemble and disassemble firearms. It will also tell them how to provide first aid. Notably, part of training on how to respond to a nuclear or chemical attack was abolished in 1993.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Sergei Mironov, the head of the A Just Russia party, had told Russian media that the&nbsp; training programme "would systematically prepare citizens for a possible confrontation with the enemy."&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Meanwhile, parents in Russia have expressed anger over the news that basic arms training will be reinstated in high schools amid the Russia-Ukraine war.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As reported by the Russian newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets, an unhappy parent was quoted as saying that they are opposed to the move.</p>

<p>Galina was quoted saying: &nbsp;"We must prepare our children, especially in school, not for war, but for a peaceful happy life. There is no place for basic military training and militarised physical education in the 21st century."&nbsp;</p>

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Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. On the Western front, Russia is battling the Ukrainian troops since it announced the invasion of its neighbouring country over eight months ago and seems to be stuttering, having failed to gauge the kind of support West would pile up against it in the war. In a strange coincidence, after having rolled out conscription that drew wide condemnation and protests within the country, Moscow has rolled out an apparent Soviet-era training in schools that is aimed at training kids in weapon assembly. Parents are angry over the move of reinstating the training. State-run news agency TASS reported that the education minister of the nation, Sergey Kravtsov, said on Wednesday (November 9) that the course will be added to the school curricula across the nation in the next academic year. Kravtsov told reporters: "It will be introduced in schools starting from the next academic year. Now it is being drafted and after January 1, it will begin to be tested." The remarks of the education minister came after a meeting with the honorary jury panel of the Znaniye (Knowledge) educational award. ALSO READ | Putin not attending G20 amid reports 100,000 Russian soldiers have taken a hit from the Ukraine war Reports have mentioned that the "initial military training" programme will include teaching children how to assemble and disassemble firearms. It will also tell them how to provide first aid. Notably, part of training on how to respond to a nuclear or chemical attack was abolished in 1993. Sergei Mironov, the head of the A Just Russia party, had told Russian media that the training programme "would systematically prepare citizens for a possible confrontation with the enemy." Watch this report: × ALSO READ | In major reversal, Moscow orders military to withdraw from key city of Kherson Meanwhile, parents in Russia have expressed anger over the news that basic arms training will be reinstated in high schools amid the Russia-Ukraine war. As reported by the Russian newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets, an unhappy parent was quoted as saying that they are opposed to the move. Galina was quoted saying: "We must prepare our children, especially in school, not for war, but for a peaceful happy life. There is no place for basic military training and militarised physical education in the 21st century." WATCH | Russia's President Vladimir Putin to skip G20 meet in Indonesia ×

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