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Moscow shooting: Gunman opens fire at school, takes hostages Moscow shooting: Gunman neutralised, kills two
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An armed man has entered a Moscow school and taken more than 20 students hostage, officials and reports say. An gunman who entered a Moscow school and took more than 20 students hostage has been neutralised, Moscow police say.
It is unclear whether the gunman is still at the school and whether he is still holding anybody. The gunman killed one police officer and one biology teacher, police said. Another policeman was shot and injured.
The man was the father of one of the pupils at the Moscow school number 263, an interior ministry spokesman told the Interfax news agency. The hostages he took have been released, police said.
Initial reports said the man opened fire on police officers who arrived at the scene, injuring one. Half the school pupils have been freed, but the rest remain in their classrooms, for their own safety, local police have told the BBC.
Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7624 800 100 (International). If you have a large file you can upload here. The gunman is believed to be a pupil at the school, according to reports.
Read the terms and conditions He opened fire on police officers who arrived at the scene, reports say.