Deadly gun attack at Russian school

A gunman has opened fire at a school in central Russia, killing at least 15 people and injuring 24, Russian officials say.

The victims include 11 children at the school of about 1,000 pupils in the city of Izhevsk.

The gunman killed himself at the scene and was a former pupil of the school.

A mourning period lasting until 29 September has been announced by the head of the region.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is "deeply mourning" the deaths and denounced the shooting as an "inhuman terrorist attack".

[Source: BBC]