Moscow (CNN) Seven children were killed and at least 16 people injured on Tuesday after a gunman opened fire in a school in the Russian city of Kazan, according to the country's National Anti-Terrorism Committee. The suspected shooter has been detained, state news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing a law enforcement source. Svetlana Petrenko, an official representative of Russia's Investigative Committee, was quoted by the TASS news agency as saying that an armed young man was detained after he burst into a school. TASS also reported that the Investigative Committee has opened a case of mass murder after the shooting. RIA had earlier cited an emergency services source as saying that at least nine people were killed.

Source: CNN May 11, 2021 08:19 UTC