18 dead, dozens wounded in explosion at college in Crimea
Eighteen people are confirmed dead and dozens more have been wounded by an explosion at a college in the Black Sea region of Crimea, close to where a bridge was built to connect the peninsula with Russia after Russia annexed the region in 2014.
Although the blast was initially thought to be a gas explosion, Reuters now reports that officials have confirmed there was at least one attacker who set off a bomb in the cafeteria, then made his way through the building, shooting at random. Most of the victims were students.
The incident is being treated as a terrorist attack, according to law enforcement officials.
Head of the Russian-backed administration in Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said the main suspect is a male student at the college, and said he has taken his own life....
