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| Moscow court shooting: Three killed as defendants attack officers | Moscow court shooting: Three killed as defendants attack officers |
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| Three defendants have been killed in a court in the Russian capital, Moscow, after they tried to take the arms from security officers, officials say. | Three defendants have been killed in a court in the Russian capital, Moscow, after they tried to take the arms from security officers, officials say. |
| The incident happened as five suspected gang members attacked the agents who were escorting them in a lift to a court hearing, the Interior Ministry said. | |
| Three were killed when trying to escape. The two others suspects and three security officers were wounded. | |
| The building was briefly evacuated. | The building was briefly evacuated. |
| The defendants were on trial for "banditry", the ministry said in a statement without identifying them. | The defendants were on trial for "banditry", the ministry said in a statement without identifying them. |
| But state-owned Tass news agency reported that they were accused of being part of the notorious GTA Gang, named after the violent game series Grand Theft Auto (GTA). | |
| The group of Central Asian nationals was suspected of killing 17 motorists in the Moscow area between 2012 and 2014. | |
| A lawyer who was at the building when the incident happened said that at least 20 shots were heard. | |
| The security officers injured include a Russian National Guard member, who sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to hospital, and two police officers, who sustained various injuries, according to the ministry. |