Russian soldier guns down eight fellow servicemen at military garrison in eastern Siberia
A serviceman of the repair and maintenance base in the Chita Region shot eight soldiers, including two officers, dead and wounded two others, the Defense Ministry of Russia reported on Friday, TASS reported.
"At 6:20 p.m. local time on October 25, a serviceman of the repair and maintenance base stationed on the territory of the Trans-Baikal Region opened fire against his fellow servicemen from this service firearm during a change of the guard. As a result, eight servicemen were killed on the spot while two others received wounds of various severity," the ministry said in a statement.
The violence was caused by a nervous breakdown, according to the Defense Ministry. "According to the preliminary data from the scene of the incident, the soldier's actions could have been caused by a nervous breakdown over personal circumstances unrelated to his military service," the ministry's statement reads.
A commission of the Defense Ministry led by Deputy Defense Minister Colonel-General Andrei Kartapolov has been dispatched to the emergency scene where "investigative measures are underway to identify the causes of the incident," the statement says.
The soldier "who opened fire was detained," the ministry specified.
The wounded servicemen "were promptly taken to the military hospital where they received necessary qualified medical assistance and their health condition is not life-threatening," the statement says.
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