Russian special forces kill gunman who broke into private house near Moscow

Russian national guard servicemen at the house where special forces killed the gunman (National Guard Troops Federal Service of the Russian Federation/AP)

Russian security forces on Saturday killed a heavily-armed gunman who broke into a private house in the suburbs of Moscow and fired at them, reportedly threatening to march on the Kremlin.

The gunman was spotted by guards after he had broken into an unoccupied house in an elite village in the Istra region, about 30 miles west of Moscow.