A gunman has opened fire inside a cathedral on the eastern Russian island of Sakhalin, killing a nun and a churchgoer, say reports.
Six other people were wounded in the incident – most were said to have been shot in the legs and were not critically hurt.
The BBC reports that an employee at a private security firm was detained at the scene in the main city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
The motive of the man, who is said to be about 25 years old, was not clear.
There was no apparent link to the Winter Olympics taking place in Sochi about 7,500km (4,700 miles) to the west.
The Investigative Committee – Russia’s main federal investigating authority – said psychiatrists would try to determine the suspect’s mental condition, says the Reuters news agency. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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