Eniola Olorundare
Eight people has been confirmed dead and 20 injured after a man opened fire at a university in the Russian city of Perm.
This was reported early this morning.
The attacker was killed, according to the university in the city about 1,200 kilometres east of Moscow, initially; there had been reports of an arrest.
Videos on the social network Telegram showed people jumping out of windows.
Inside the building, students barricaded the doors with chairs and tables. They had been told to lock themselves in the lecture halls.
Lecturers said that they had barricaded themselves to their offices to take cover from the masked man.
At first, nothing was known about the perpetrator’s motives.
A murder investigation has been initiated.
