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Gun rampage at Canadian college Gun rampage at Canadian college
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A gunman has been killed after shooting and injuring at least 20 people - three seriously - at a college in the Canadian city of Montreal. A gunman has been killed by police after shooting and injuring at least 20 people at a college in the Canadian city of Montreal.
Six of the injured are said to be in a critical condition in hospital with gunshot wounds.
The man entered the canteen of Dawson College, in central Montreal, during lunchtime and began firing.The man entered the canteen of Dawson College, in central Montreal, during lunchtime and began firing.
Eyewitnesses described fleeing from the campus grounds as the gunman, clad in black, turned the gun on students. Eyewitnesses described fleeing from the campus grounds as the gunman, clad in black, turned his gun on students.
Montreal's chief of police, Yvan Delorme, said the gunman was killed during the police intervention. Montreal's chief of police, Yvan Delorme, said the gunman was killed as police intervened.
It was not immediately clear whether the gunman was shot by police or, as eyewitnesses suggested, he committed suicide. "Based on current information, the suspect was killed by the police," Mr Delorme told a news briefing.
"For the time being all I can say it that one suspect died following the intervention of the first police officers to arrive on the scene," Mr Delorme said.
'Hiding in bushes''Hiding in bushes'
Terrified students and teachers from the college of 10,000 fled the campus, some with bloodstained clothes. Terrified students and teachers from the college of 10,000 fled the campus as the shooting started, some with bloodstained clothes.
An eyewitness described the moment that the gunman began shooting. An eyewitness described the moment that the gunman began his attack.
"He shot the people right next to us. They were all running, we were hiding in the bushes, there was debris flying from the bullets shot right next to us," she told CBC television."He shot the people right next to us. They were all running, we were hiding in the bushes, there was debris flying from the bullets shot right next to us," she told CBC television.
Police with drawn guns were seen sheltering behind vehicles outside the site.Police with drawn guns were seen sheltering behind vehicles outside the site.
Professor Robert Soroka told Reuters news agency the shooting began at 1245 (1645 GMT), and said he heard about 20 shots fired over 30 minutes.Professor Robert Soroka told Reuters news agency the shooting began at 1245 (1645 GMT), and said he heard about 20 shots fired over 30 minutes.
In December 1989 a gunman shot and killed 14 young women in Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique, before turning the gun on himself. In December 1989, a gunman shot and killed 14 young women in Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique, before turning the gun on himself.
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