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Eugene

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Wed Oct 17, 2018, 11:31 AM Oct 2018

Crimea attack: College shooting kills 19

Source: BBC

14 minutes ago

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

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

Officials and witnesses have also spoken of at least one blast caused by an unidentified explosive device.

Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 in a move condemned by many Western powers.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45891201



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Crimea attack: College shooting kills 19 (Original Post) Eugene Oct 2018 OP
Shooting or blast? lagomorph777 Oct 2018 #1
I'm seeing 18 killed now and 50+ wounded inwiththenew Oct 2018 #2
The Daily Beast today locks Oct 2018 #3

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3. The Daily Beast today
Wed Oct 17, 2018, 07:14 PM
Oct 2018

has an article about how the teen shooter had dreamed of giving Russia its own Columbine Massacre. Almost 20 years after Columbine our nation and our world still believe that gun worship, war and violence will save us and make us heroes.

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