BAKU, April 30 (RIA Novosti) - Thirteen people were
killed and 11 wounded when at least one gunman opened fire at
the State Oil Academy in Azerbaijan's capital on Thursday, the
country's health ministry said.
One gunman, later identified as a Georgian national,
opened fire at the academy and then shot himself, the ANS
channel reported. Other reports said two gunmen were involved
in the attack.
The gunman was reported to have killed a security guard
and cleaner after entering the academy and continued shooting
indiscriminately at students and staff from a Makarov pistol
while going up a staircase.
A police officer said the attacker climbed up to the sixth
floor and shot himself in one of the classrooms there.
The Interior Ministry said the police operation had ended,
promising to release details of the incident later.
Television reports said Azerbaijani, Turkish and Syrian
nationals were among the dead. The academy is a major
international center training oil industry specialists.
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