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| Russia shooting spree: Six dead in Belgorod after man robs hunting shop | Russia shooting spree: Six dead in Belgorod after man robs hunting shop |
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| A man has shot six people dead, including two schoolgirls, after robbing a hunting shop in the western Russian city of Belgorod, officials said. | A man has shot six people dead, including two schoolgirls, after robbing a hunting shop in the western Russian city of Belgorod, officials said. |
| Police said their main suspect was Sergei Pomazun, a former convict in his 30s, and said the attacker fled in a car. | Police said their main suspect was Sergei Pomazun, a former convict in his 30s, and said the attacker fled in a car. |
| Amateur footage posted online showed corpses lying covered on the pavement of the city's main street, indicating that he had shot at least some of his victims as he escaped. | Amateur footage posted online showed corpses lying covered on the pavement of the city's main street, indicating that he had shot at least some of his victims as he escaped. |
| Onlookers gathered nearby in the centre of Belgorod, a city near the Ukrainian border about 400 miles(650km) south of Moscow. | Onlookers gathered nearby in the centre of Belgorod, a city near the Ukrainian border about 400 miles(650km) south of Moscow. |
| Police released a picture of their main suspect – a brown-haired man who was released from prison in 2012. | Police released a picture of their main suspect – a brown-haired man who was released from prison in 2012. |
| Five people died on the spot, and another one died later of gunshot wounds, municipal authorities said. Two girls, aged 14 and 16, were among the victims, they added. | Five people died on the spot, and another one died later of gunshot wounds, municipal authorities said. Two girls, aged 14 and 16, were among the victims, they added. |
| President Vladimir Putin was informed about the shooting, his spokesman said. | President Vladimir Putin was informed about the shooting, his spokesman said. |
| Belgorod plans to honour the victims with two days of mourning starting on Tuesday. | Belgorod plans to honour the victims with two days of mourning starting on Tuesday. |
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