Azerbaijan gunman kills 10 at college

The Guardian ^ | 30 April 2009 | Luke Harding

[BlackVeil]

At least 10 people were shot dead this morning and eight injured after a student went on the rampage at his campus in Baku, the capital of oil-rich Caspian state of Azerbaijan. The student opened fire after a dispute with other members of his college faculty, the Russian news agency Interfax reported this morning. He then shot himself. According to witnesses a quarrel erupted on the campus of the Azeri state oil academy in Baku. One student produced a pistol and started shooting at the others point-blank. He then ran into the academy building and continued to fire. The news agency Interfax said that one of the victims was the mother of one of its correspondents in Azerbaijan. They identified her as Tamilla Azizova, 58, a faculty member at Azerbaijan's state oil academy. Police this morning had sealed off the scene. There were contradictory accounts ...

[pleikumud]

A crazed U.S. veteran according to Napolitano and Obama.

[Hardastarboard]

They need strict gun control over there in Azerbaijan. Enough of the wild west atmosphere.

/complete failure to understand cultural differences, law, or criminal motivation

[LibLieSlayer]

Paging mr brady... paging mr brady... please wipe the drool from your chin and answer the red phone... thank you.

LLS

[BlackVeil]

The death toll is now reported to be 12.

[wysiwyg]

I feel bad for the families and friends of the victims. That being said...

How can this be? I thought that school shootings were caused by guns in America. Did someone smuggle some guns from Texas over there like we do for Mexico? </sarc>

[holden]

"Oil-rich", access to guns?   Den of capitalists, too, I'll wager.   See, there's your problem!   /sarc

Look out, Texas!   Obama surely has his sights on nationalizing the oil industry as soon as the next bottleneck "looms".

HF

[nevergore]

Man...that was cold.....

He’s a prop for his wife....ya’ should leave the guy alone....

[LibLieSlayer]

You must have me confused with someone that still goes along with that Bush “new tone” crap. You mess with my Constitutional Rights and I get cold blooded quick. I will not lay off of him or his worthless GODless wife. MOLAN LABE!

LLS

[nevergore]

My point was to focus your energy at the correct target, his wife and Handgun Control, Inc......they deserve the full brunt of your anger.....

Snide and demeaning comments about physically and mentally handicapped people is ridiculous.....

[Cindy]

GUARDIAN.co.uk: "AZERBAIJAN GUNMAN KILLS 13 AT COLLEGE Student opened fire after dispute at college faculty" (April 30, 2009, 10:19 BST)