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| Two killed in shooting at Moscow government building | Two killed in shooting at Moscow government building |
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| Two people have been killed and a further four injured after a man opened fire in a Moscow government facility used by Russian citizens for processing official documents. | |
| Writing on Twitter, the city’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin explained that the shooter had been detained. | Writing on Twitter, the city’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin explained that the shooter had been detained. |
| "I offer my condolences to the victims and the families of the victims," he wrote. "Doctors are doing their best to help the wounded." | "I offer my condolences to the victims and the families of the victims," he wrote. "Doctors are doing their best to help the wounded." |
| The incident took place at a multi-functional public service center in the south-east of the city, in the Ryazansky district, around 12km from Red Square. | The incident took place at a multi-functional public service center in the south-east of the city, in the Ryazansky district, around 12km from Red Square. |
| According to a police source for Moscow daily newspaper RBK, the shooter is 45-year-old veteran Sergei Glazov, a resident of Moscow. | According to a police source for Moscow daily newspaper RBK, the shooter is 45-year-old veteran Sergei Glazov, a resident of Moscow. |
| Also citing an anonymous police source, news agency TASS reported that the shooting following a conflict over masking. | Also citing an anonymous police source, news agency TASS reported that the shooting following a conflict over masking. |
| “The visitor took out a weapon and started shooting... At the moment it is known that none of the multi-functional center employees had time to press the panic button," TASS quoted its source as saying. | “The visitor took out a weapon and started shooting... At the moment it is known that none of the multi-functional center employees had time to press the panic button," TASS quoted its source as saying. |
| According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the two victims are an employee and a visitor. Of those injured, one is a 10 year-old child and the other two are adults. | According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the two victims are an employee and a visitor. Of those injured, one is a 10 year-old child and the other two are adults. |
| "The detainee has been taken to the police department," confirmed police spokeswoman Irina Volk. | "The detainee has been taken to the police department," confirmed police spokeswoman Irina Volk. |