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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Arpan Rai

Gunman opens fire at draft office in Russia amid backlash to Putin’s mobilisation

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A gunman has been held for opening fire at a draft office and injuring one senior official in Russia’s Irkutsk region, officials said.

Video of the incident showed that the gunman, who has been identified as 25-year-old Ruslan Zinin, fired at least one shot inside the draft office where men are being enrolled for Vladimir Putin’s military mobilisation order.

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