Russia media: 3 killed in Moscow shooting

20 Dec

Russia's main intelligence agency says several people were wounded when shots were fired near its headquarters in central Moscow.

The Federal Security Service, the FSB, says a possible attacker has been "neutralized."

Local media say several gunmen launched the attack at around 6 p.m.

on Thursday and that three security service employees were killed.

The FSB building is about 1 kilometer from the Kremlin.

 

Interfax news agency says President Vladimir Putin was attending a concert there at the time of the shooting.

NHK