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| At least one person has been killed and one wounded in a shooting at the headquarters of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) in central Moscow, Russian media say. | |
| A gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon in the entrance lobby of the FSB building, eyewitnesses say. | A gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon in the entrance lobby of the FSB building, eyewitnesses say. |
| Security forces have reportedly cordoned off the area and moved bystanders into nearby buildings. | Security forces have reportedly cordoned off the area and moved bystanders into nearby buildings. |
| The shooting came hours after President Putin's annual press conference. | |
| Details are not yet clear, but several reports in Moscow media said that three officers had been killed. The attacker was said to have opened fire with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, the RBC website reported. | |
| Some footage posted on social media appeared to capture the sound of gunshots in the area while other video showed armed men running away from the FSB headquarters in the Lubyanka building. | |
| Witnesses described seeing special forces armed with automatic weapons arriving in the area. Five ambulances were also seen leaving the scene. | |
| The attack took place on the eve of security services day - a special holiday for security staff - in Russia, and Vladimir Putin was addressing a meeting at the time to mark the occasion. |