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One dead, 2 wounded in St. Petersburg shootout

09:32 05/09/2008

One person was killed and two others wounded in a shooting on Thursday in the center of Russia's second largest city of St. Petersburg, a police source said on Friday.

ST. PETERSBURG, September 5 (RIA Novosti) - One person was killed and two others wounded in a shooting on Thursday in the center of Russia's second largest city of St. Petersburg, a police source said on Friday.

The source added that an investigation is underway and a criminal case will be launched soon.

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