Gunman opens fire and seizes supermarket in Kiev

At least two people have been killed and several others injured, according to the mayor of the Ukrainian capital

An armed man has opened fire and seized a supermarket in Kiev, leaving at least two people dead and several wounded, the Ukrainian authorities have confirmed.

The incident unfolded on Saturday evening in the southwestern Goloseyevsky district, where the attacker reportedly began shooting at random before barricading himself inside a Velmart supermarket, taking several people hostage.

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