Gunman Opens Fire in Moscow Factory, Killing One, Hostages Held

Gunman Opens Fire in Moscow Factory, Killing One, Hostages Held
Members of law enforcement services gather after a gunman opened a fire in the pastry-making factory "Menshevik" in Moscow, Russia Dec. 27, 2017. Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin
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MOSCOW—A gunman opened a fire in a pastry-making factory in Moscow on Wednesday, killing one person and taking an unknown number as hostages, Russian state news agency RIA said, citing a law enforcement source.

The “Menshevik” factory building, in south-east Moscow, has been cordoned off by the police, which is trying to make a contact with the gunman and free the hostages, RIA said.