Nun killed in shooting at Russian cathedral

A gunman has opened fire in a cathedral on Russia’s Sakhalin Island off the Pacific coast, killing a nun and a parishioner and wounding six others.

A gunman has opened fire in a cathedral on Russia’s Sakhalin Island off the Pacific coast, killing a nun and a parishioner and wounding six others.

The federal Investigative Committee said police detained the man, who works as a security guard.

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