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Moscow court shooting: Three killed as defendants attack officers Moscow court shooting: Gang suspects killed in escape bid
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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 in an attempt to escape, 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. The incident happened as five suspected gang members attacked the agents who were escorting them in a lift to a hearing, the Interior Ministry said.
Three were killed when trying to escape. The two others suspects and three security officers were wounded.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 suspects were accused of being part of the notorious GTA Gang, named after the violent game series Grand Theft Auto.
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. They forced cars to stop on a main road and killed the drivers for reasons as yet unknown.
The group of Central Asian nationals was suspected of killing 17 motorists in the Moscow area between 2012 and 2014. All five suspects were handcuffed as they were being taken to a courtroom, Russia's Investigative Committee said.
One of the suspects attacked and tried to strangle a guard as others attempted to seize the officers' weapons, it added. It was not immediately clear how they managed to free themselves.
When the lift they were in opened on the third floor, Russian National Guard officers opened fire.
The security officers injured include a National Guard member, who sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to hospital, and two police officers, who sustained various injuries, according to the Interior Ministry.
A lawyer who was at the building when the incident happened said that at least 20 shots were heard.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.