Condemning School Shooting in Izhevsk, Secretary-General Offers Condolences to Families of Victims, Russian Federation

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the reported deaths of 15 people, including 11 children, and the injury of at least 24 others in a shooting today inside a school in the city of Izhevsk in the Russian Federation.

He strongly condemns this act of violence and expresses his deepest condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to the Government and people of the Russian Federation.  He wishes those injured a speedy and full recovery.