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Axe-wielding conscript grabs pistol, shoots & kills three people in attack at Russian airforce base – reports | |
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Three people have been killed and at least one person injured after a 20-year-old Russian soldier attacked his colleagues in the city of Voronezh on Monday morning, local media say. The suspect is said to be still at large. | |
The tragedy happened at the Baltimor military airfield near the city, which is 490km south of Moscow. According to preliminary reports, a service member armed with an axe went after a group of people, managed to seize an automatic rifle, and then opened fire. It appears that the young man, named as Anton Makarov by the news agency Interfax, initially quarreled with an officer while on guard duty. | |
His victims include two officers and another conscript, the TASS news agency reported. A fourth colleague reportedly survived and has been hospitalized. | His victims include two officers and another conscript, the TASS news agency reported. A fourth colleague reportedly survived and has been hospitalized. |
Local media says the search for the escaped soldier is being carried out by military and civilian police, and soldiers from the Russian National Guard. Reports offer conflicting information as to whether Makarov left the scene or remained within the airfield following the incident. | |
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