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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. Deafening volleys of gunfire startled residents of a sleepy residential area in south Moscow, on Sunday. They witnessed video-game-like scenes of men firing AK-47s and other guns in broad daylight below their windows.
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.  Police have yet to comment on what prompted the violence, but several sources speculate that it was related to a conflict within the lucrative funeral business in the Russian capital.
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. Witnesses told reporters that it initially looked like a road rage incident. One car refused to let another pass on the narrow road, with the drivers and passengers getting out and starting to argue. The row then moved to the parking lot, where it escalated and shots were fired.
The police later clarified that it were Saiga hunting rifles, which are made by Kalashnikov and based on its legendary AK-47 assault rifle. However, it's unclear how the two vehicles turned out to be occupied by armed men. Carrying firearms is illegal in Russia and isn't common. 
“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.  Witnesses gasped (but kept filming) as the gunmen ran around the residential area shooting handguns and what seemed like AK-47s.
“It was very scary,” she said, also recalling mothers in the yard, grabbing their kids and rushing to shelter when the shootout started. The police later clarified that they were Saiga hunting rifles, which are made by Kalashnikov and based on its legendary assault rifle.
Five 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. “We heard numerous shots,” a woman who'd witnessed the gunfight from her window, told news outlet Life, saying she thought at first that someone was setting off firecrackers. 
The Investigative Committee has launched a criminal investigation into attempted murder, illegal possession of arms and hooliganism.  “It was very scary,” she said, also describing how mothers in the yard grabbed their kids and rushed to safety when the shootout started.
The videos from the scene showed the aftermath of the gunfight, with cars and walls of residential buildings bullet-ridden. Five of the perpetrators were later detained and taken to a police station for questioning. One person was reportedly injured in the shootout. He claims he was an innocent bystander who came to rent an apartment at the complex, but ended up a victim of the fracas. 
Investigators have launched a criminal probe into attempted murder, illegal possession of firearms and hooliganism. 
Videos from the scene showed the aftermath of the gunfight, with cars and walls of residential buildings bullet-ridden.
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