- The attacker has committed suicide. The events have occurred in Veshkaima.
An armed man has entered a nursery in the village of Veshkaima
At least three people have died this Tuesday in an armed attack on a nursery in the Russian region of Ulyanovsk, located in the west of the country, according to the authorities, who have indicated that the person responsible has subsequently committed suicide on the spot.
"An armed man has entered a nursery in the village of Veshkaima (...) and has killed two children and a caretaker, after which he has committed suicide," sources quoted by the Russian news agency Interfax said.
These sources have indicated that the man had a license to possess a hunting rifle, without the causes of the incident being known for now.
The attacker, who has not been identified, was a local resident.
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