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| Manhunt in Moscow after GUN BATTLE with KALASHNIKOV rifles & pistols erupts in broad daylight (VIDEOS) | Manhunt in Moscow after GUN BATTLE with KALASHNIKOV rifles & pistols erupts in broad daylight (VIDEOS) |
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| Deafening volleys of gunfire startled residents of a sleepy residential area in south Moscow who witnessed video-game-like scenes of men firing AK-47s and other guns below their windows. Police are seeking at least eight suspects. | Deafening volleys of gunfire startled residents of a sleepy residential area in south Moscow who witnessed video-game-like scenes of men firing AK-47s and other guns below their windows. Police are seeking at least eight suspects. |
| It’s as yet unclear what caused the violent shootout, which took place next to a housing complex called 'Yasny' – but footage of the incident is definitely not something Muscovites see every day. | It’s as yet unclear what caused the violent shootout, which took place next to a housing complex called 'Yasny' – but footage of the incident is definitely not something Muscovites see every day. |
| Witnesses gasped (but kept filming) as the gunmen, seemingly armed to the teeth, ran around their backyard shooting handguns and what seemed like AK-47s. | |
| The police later clarified that it were Saiga hunting rifles, which are made by Kalashnikov and based on its legendary AK-47 assault rifle. | |
| “We heard numerous shots,” a woman who'd witnessed the gunfight from her window, told Life website, saying she thought at first that someone was setting off firecrackers. | “We heard numerous shots,” a woman who'd witnessed the gunfight from her window, told Life website, saying she thought at first that someone was setting off firecrackers. |
| “It was very scary,” she said, also recalling mothers in the yard, grabbing their kids and rushing to shelter when the shootout started. | “It was very scary,” she said, also recalling mothers in the yard, grabbing their kids and rushing to shelter when the shootout started. |
| The incident somehow resulted in no casualties, and a police search has been launched for at least eight people. | The incident somehow resulted in no casualties, and a police search has been launched for at least eight people. |
| Three of the perpetrators were later detained and taken to the police station for questioning. One of them had been injured and was hiding inside a nearby bus depot. | Three of the perpetrators were later detained and taken to the police station for questioning. One of them had been injured and was hiding inside a nearby bus depot. |
| The Investigative Committee has launched a criminal investigation into attempted murder, illegal possession of arms and hooliganism. | |
| The videos from the scene showed the aftermath of the gunfight, with cars and walls of residential buildings bullet-ridden. | |
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