Man goes postal over salary and kills two women
Published: 31 October, 2008, 09:17
Two women have been shot dead in a grisly incident in Russia’s Far East. A man killed the two officials in a fit of rage and later committed suicide.
The man worked as a yard-cleaner at a local government office in the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
Friday morning he carried a rifle with him and attacked his employers, shooting two women. The head of the office was killed on spot, while the chief accountant received a lethal wound and died in hospital.
The attacker fled the crime site and shot himself in his apartment 15 minutes later.
Police said the man had a grudge against his superiors over his salary, which he believed was too low. Some reports suggest he’d threatened them the day before the incident.
31.10.2008, 08:51
Obama has clear lead among early votersMost of the 17 per cent of Americans who have already voted have backed the Democratic candidate Barack Obama, a new CBS News/New York Times poll says. He leads with 52 per cent, while his Republican rival McCain is behind with 41 per cent. |
31.10.2008, 12:36
Friday's Press ReviewThis Friday, Russian newspapers predict the outcome of the U.S. election, discuss NATO with a British MEP, outline Russia’s role in the dialogue of civilisations and quote a German newspaper on the Catholic version of Das Kapital. |
