A Russian conscripts has been arrested after shooting 8 fellow servicemen dead following a nervous breakdown he suffered.
While the soldier who is serving in far east part of the country has been detained, two other soldiers who suffered injuries that are not threatening are currently being treated in a military hospital.
The Defense Ministry statement which confirmed the incident which occurred at Zabaikalsk region did not say why the conscript suffered a nervous breakdown, Interfax however reported that the shooting occurred at a time when the guard was being changed at the base.
