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12 slain in shooting at Azerbaijan oil academy

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BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 30: A gunman opened fire at Azerbaijan´s prestigious oil industry academy on Thursday, killing 12 people and wounding 13 before turning the gun on himself, the government said.



The suspect, Georgian citizen Farda Gadyrov, entered the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy in Baku and climbed five floors of the building, shooting everyone he met along the way, according to a joint statement from the Interior Ministry and state prosecutors.



Gadyrov then shot and killed himself with the gun, a Makarov pistol, when he saw police approaching, the statement said. It mentioned no motive for the attack.



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