MOSCOW, October 25. /TASS/: A serviceman of the repair and maintenance base in the Chita Region shot eight soldiers dead and wounded two others, the Defense Ministry of Russia reported on Friday.
"At 6:20 p.m. local time on October 25, a serviceman of the repair and maintenance base stationed on the territory of the Trans-Baikal Region opened fire against his fellow servicemen from this service firearm during a change of the guard. As a result, eight servicemen were killed on the spot while two others received wounds of various severity," the ministry said in a statement.
The soldier "who opened fire was detained," the ministry specified.
The wounded servicemen "were promptly taken to the military hospital where they received necessary qualified medical assistance and their health condition is not life-threatening," the statement says.
