Two gunmen opened fire on Russian military recruits at a training ground in Russia's Belgorod region, killing at least 11 people and wounding another 15, Russia's state news agency TASS reported.
Two gunmen opened fire on Russian military recruits at a training ground in Russia’s Belgorod region, killing at least 11 people and wounding another 15, Russia’s state news agency TASS reports. The attack took place Saturday during a training session at the Western Military District, according to TASS, which cited the Russian Defense Ministry. The gunmen were said to be from former Soviet states. Russian officials have branded the attack an act of terrorism.
The terrorists attacked the personnel of the unit with small-arms fire.” According to TASS, two individuals who committed the “terrorist act” were killed in retaliatory fire at the training ground. The Belgorod region is in western Russia on the border with Ukraine. The Governor of Belgorod city said later that no civilians had been killed in the attack. “Yesterday, something terrible occurred on our territory, on the grounds of a military unit. A terrorist act was committed.
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