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FILE: A Russian soldier practices his skills in shooting in Ussuriysk./ Getty Images
Eight people were killed after a Russian soldier opened fire on his colleagues at an army base, officials from the county said on Friday
The incident happened at a base in the eastern town of Gorny in the Lake Baikal region, some 150km north of the Mongolian border.
The officials say the gunman – who has since been detained –shot his fellow soldiers after potentially having a nervous breakdown.
The identity of the gunman has not been revealed yet.
Two other people were also wounded in the incident, but their lives are not in danger.
A special commission led by Deputy Defence Minister Andrey Kartapolov has been deployed to the region to investigate the shooting.
