On May 11, news emerged of a terrible tragedy in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan—19-year-old Ilnaz Galyaviyev brought a weapon to the school he had graduated from four years earlier and opened fire. As a result, seven children and two adults perished, and about 20 more people were wounded.
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A woman cries at a makeshift memorial for victims of the shooting at School No. 175 in Kazan on May 12, 2021.