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World|life|October 18, 2018 / 09:01 AM
Death toll at college gun attack in Crimean city of Kerch reaches 19

AKIPRESS.COM - At least 19 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a shooting at a college in Crimea.

An 18-year-old student ran through the Kerch technical college firing at fellow pupils before killing himself, Russian investigators say.

Witnesses have also spoken of at least one blast caused by an unidentified explosive. The motive is unclear, BBC reports.

The incident was earlier described as a "terrorist act", but Russia's investigative committee has now reclassified it as "mass murder".

The alleged perpetrator, named Vladislav Roslyakov, is said to have run from room to room as he fired, starting in the area near the canteen. He then shot himself dead, Russia's investigative committee said.

Photos later emerged in Russian media purportedly showing the body of the attacker in the college library.

The investigative committee said initial examinations suggested all the victims died of gunshot wounds, but some reports speak of shrapnel injuries.

At the same time, Russia's law enforcement sources are quoted by local media as saying that the attacker had detonated a bomb in the canteen before starting shooting.

Soon after reports of a blast in the college, investigators released a statement saying an explosive device filled with "metal objects" had detonated in the dining area.

Several witnesses maintain they heard one or more explosions.

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