Mass Shooting At Russian Base In Far East Leaves 8 Soldiers Dead

The shooting happened around 6.20pm local time during the changing of the guard at a military base in Siberia after the man suffered an apparent nervous breakdown

Daily Mail: Pictured: Russian soldier who shot dead eight comrades at Siberian military base during changing of the guard after 'suffering a nervous breakdown'

* Soldier opened fire with service weapon at 6.20pm local time at base in Siberia
* Eight soldiers died at the scene while two were taken to hospital with injuries
* He aimed for the head and finished people off with 'control shots', it is reported
* Solider - named locally as Ramil Shamsutdinov, 20 - was suffering an apparent nervous breakdown and has been arrested

A Russian soldier has shot and killed eight colleagues and left two more wounded after a 'nervous breakdown' at remote military base in Siberia.

The gunman - named locally as Ramil Shamsutdinov, 20 - opened fire with his service weapon around 6.20pm local time during a changing of the guard at a 'repair and technical base' in the Transbaikal Region, the Russian Defence Ministry said.

Eight people died at the base, in the closed settlement of Gorny, while two more were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The shooter was arrested.

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