Russia: Shooting near FSB intelligence offices in Moscow
23 December 2019 |
10:49 am
A shooting took place near the headquarters of Russia's FSB security agency in Moscow. Russian media have identified the gunman who shot dead at least one FSB officer as a 39-year-old former private security guard.
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