4-30-09 State Oil Academy, Baku, Azerbaijan 13 dead, 13 wounded
Another mass shooting. From another 'loner' who liked to wear black.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20090430/tpl-uk-azerbaijan-shooting-81f3b62.html
Thirteen people were killed at a university in Azerbaijan on Thursday when a gunman went from floor to floor firing on teachers and students after the bell rang for morning classes.
The gunman, a Georgian citizen of Azeri origin described as a loner by local media, was among the dead.
The government said it did not see a political motive behind the shooting at the prestigious State Oil Academy in Baku, capital of the mainly Muslim former Soviet republic which exports oil and gas to Europe from the Caspian Sea.
Witnesses said the shooting began shortly after classes began at 9.00 a.m.
"He climbed from the first floor to the sixth, shooting people mainly in the head from a Makarov pistol," the state prosecutor's office said. The Makarov is a Russian-made semi-automatic pistol.
A witness said one student had tried to stop the gunman, approaching him and shouting: "Don't shoot, don't shoot!" He was shot in the head.
The gunman killed a security guard and a cleaner as he entered the building, before opening fire on students and teachers, Azeri ANS television reported. Two foreigners -- from Syria and Sudan -- were among the dead, a police source said.
"We all share your grief in these hard days," President Ilham Aliyev said in a message to the families of the victims. "The government ... will undertake all measures regarding this incident."
Police found three ammunition belts and 71 bullets on the body of the gunman, reported to be 29 years old. Officials could not confirm how he died, but Azeri media reported he shot himself in the head.
A senior aide to Aliyev said the motive did not appear to be political, Azeri Trend news agency reported. "Such incidents happen in many countries," Ali Hasanov said.
Another mass shooting. From another 'loner' who liked to wear black.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20090430/tpl-uk-azerbaijan-shooting-81f3b62.html
Thirteen people were killed at a university in Azerbaijan on Thursday when a gunman went from floor to floor firing on teachers and students after the bell rang for morning classes.
The gunman, a Georgian citizen of Azeri origin described as a loner by local media, was among the dead.
The government said it did not see a political motive behind the shooting at the prestigious State Oil Academy in Baku, capital of the mainly Muslim former Soviet republic which exports oil and gas to Europe from the Caspian Sea.
Witnesses said the shooting began shortly after classes began at 9.00 a.m.
"He climbed from the first floor to the sixth, shooting people mainly in the head from a Makarov pistol," the state prosecutor's office said. The Makarov is a Russian-made semi-automatic pistol.
A witness said one student had tried to stop the gunman, approaching him and shouting: "Don't shoot, don't shoot!" He was shot in the head.
The gunman killed a security guard and a cleaner as he entered the building, before opening fire on students and teachers, Azeri ANS television reported. Two foreigners -- from Syria and Sudan -- were among the dead, a police source said.
"We all share your grief in these hard days," President Ilham Aliyev said in a message to the families of the victims. "The government ... will undertake all measures regarding this incident."
Police found three ammunition belts and 71 bullets on the body of the gunman, reported to be 29 years old. Officials could not confirm how he died, but Azeri media reported he shot himself in the head.
A senior aide to Aliyev said the motive did not appear to be political, Azeri Trend news agency reported. "Such incidents happen in many countries," Ali Hasanov said.
