11 People Dead In Russian School Shooting

City of Kazan

11 people have been killed following a shooting at a school in Russia's southwest.

Authorities in western Russia report 7 children have died, with 16 injured.

Local media report witnesses hearing an explosion at the site, in the city of Kazan.

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В казанской школе произошла стрельба. Погибли восемь человек - семь детей и учительница, заявили власти, еще 16 человек госпитализированы. В экстренных службах сообщали о 11 погибших. Устроившего стрельбу задержали.
12 мая в Татарстане объявлено днем траура pic.twitter.com/vzRtYCC1ze

— РИА Новости (@rianru) May 11, 2021

One 19 year-old gunman has been arrested.

It was believed a second suspect could still be in the school, but the regional governor says that no other accomplices have been established.

Sky's Diana Magnay is in Moscow: