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1st LD: 5 killed in village shooting near Moscow -- report

Xinhua, May 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Five people were killed by an unidentified gunman in a village in the east of Russia's Moscow region, the RIA Novosti news agency reported Sunday, quoting a local emergencies service source.

The gunman, about 30 years old and armed with a Saiga hunting carbine, attacked a group of bikers, RIA Novosti said without specifying when the shooting took place.

Local authorities have issued a search warrant for the attacker, and the regional investigation department has launched a criminal probe into the case. Endi