MOSCOW: A gunman killed nine people,including five children, at a school in Russia on Monday beforecommitting suicide, Russian officials said.

The motive for the shooting in Izhevsk, capital of theUdmurtia region about 970 km (600 miles) east of Moscow, wasunclear.

The Udmurtia branch of the interior ministry said the bodyof the gunman was discovered by police at the scene. Russia’sInvestigative Committee said the attacker had killed nine peoplebefore committing suicide. The victims included five children,two teachers and two security guards, it said.

Russia has seen several school shootings in recentyears.

In May 2021, a teenage gunman killed seven children and twoadults in the city of Kazan. In April 2022, an armed man killedtwo children and a teacher at a kindergarten in the centralUlyanovsk region before committing suicide.(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Frank Jack Daniel)