According to report, as many as eleven people are dead - most of them children - and 21 injured after a "terrorist" went on a school shooting rampage, it is reported.
Two students
were said to have died of injuries they suffered when they jumped out of a
third-floor window at school No175 in the city of Kazan.
Harrowing
video shows terrified children jumping out of upper-floor windows to escape the
gun and bomb, while others climbed down ladders set up under windows.
The suspect,
a 19-year-old man, had reportedly warned on his Telegram social media account
that he was planning an attack, writing in a chilling post: "You will all
be done."
Local
officials said the massacre was carried out by a lone gunman following multiple
reports which claimed there were two shooters.
Pupils
described scenes of chaos and confusion as the sound of an explosion
"thundered" through corridors, followed by gunshots as the killer
went from room to room during the attack.
Video
recorded from a distance showed white smoke wafting from a window as children
run away from the building, and the sound of gunfire is heard.
Wounded and
bloodied children were treated on the floor outside the school, where parents
were seen in tears, before being rushed to hospital.
A male was
seen in handcuffs as he was led away from the school by armed police. It is
said that he was carrying a gun when he was detained and he had obtained a gun
licence just 13 days ago.
The suspect
was reported to be a former student who graduated four years ago and was
currently enrolled at a local university.
There was
confusion over the death toll, with the regional president saying seven
children were killed, and various reports claiming the death toll was between
eight and 11.
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