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| US students hurt in bus shooting | US students hurt in bus shooting |
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| Two students were critically injured and four others hurt when they came under fire as they left a school bus in Las Vegas, US police say. | Two students were critically injured and four others hurt when they came under fire as they left a school bus in Las Vegas, US police say. |
| The six were all either middle or high school students and were shot just before 1400 local time (2200 GMT), the Associated Press news agency reports. | The six were all either middle or high school students and were shot just before 1400 local time (2200 GMT), the Associated Press news agency reports. |
| At least two people are believed to have taken part in the shootings. | At least two people are believed to have taken part in the shootings. |
| Police are giving few details other than saying they are investigating a theory the shooting was gang-related. | Police are giving few details other than saying they are investigating a theory the shooting was gang-related. |
| It was not clear if the suspects had been on foot or in a vehicle. | It was not clear if the suspects had been on foot or in a vehicle. |
| School fight | School fight |
| Police said they were investigating if a school fight involving three male students earlier in the day, which resulted in three arrests, was linked to the shooting. | Police said they were investigating if a school fight involving three male students earlier in the day, which resulted in three arrests, was linked to the shooting. |
| Clark County School District police lieutenant Ken Young told AP television news: "We are investigating the origin of the initial fight, and seeing if there was any tie to this incident this evening." | Clark County School District police lieutenant Ken Young told AP television news: "We are investigating the origin of the initial fight, and seeing if there was any tie to this incident this evening." |
| According to local newspaper Las Vegas Review Journal, the six students were shot near a bus stop on "Alexander Road at Walnut Road". | According to local newspaper Las Vegas Review Journal, the six students were shot near a bus stop on "Alexander Road at Walnut Road". |
| Two are believed to be in their late teens and the others are believed to be juveniles, it said, adding that one of those hurt is a girl. | Two are believed to be in their late teens and the others are believed to be juveniles, it said, adding that one of those hurt is a girl. |
| Two male casualties were reportedly shot in the torso and the others apparently suffered less serious wounds, the newspaper added. | Two male casualties were reportedly shot in the torso and the others apparently suffered less serious wounds, the newspaper added. |
| The Las Vegas incident follows a series of gun attacks in other US cities in the past week, the BBC's Peter Bowes reports. | The Las Vegas incident follows a series of gun attacks in other US cities in the past week, the BBC's Peter Bowes reports. |
| A 19-year-old man killed eight people and himself at a shopping centre in Nebraska, and a further five people died at a church and a faith-based training centre in Colorado. | A 19-year-old man killed eight people and himself at a shopping centre in Nebraska, and a further five people died at a church and a faith-based training centre in Colorado. |