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The armed attack on the State Oil Academy in Baku killed 12 and wounded 13 on April 30.

The joint statement by the Interior Ministry and Prosecutor General's Office said unknown man opened fire at people from Makarov gun from the first storey up to six storey of the Building 2 of the State Oil Academy of Azerbaijan located 227, Dilara Aliyeva St. at 09:30 on April 30. The Building 2 houses Oil and Gas Industry and Oil Mechanics departments.

The attack was committed by 29-year-old Georgian citizen Gadirov Farda Asad oglu. The killer shot himself dead while he was rendered harmless by police.

Three cartridge-belts with capacity of 40 bullets and 71 bullets and two magazines were seized from the body of the killer.

The shooting killed Ayaz Javanshir oglu Bagirov, Yusif Telman oglu Bandaliyev, Tamella Zulfugar gizi Azizova, Taleh Tariyel oglu Mammadov, Ramiz Khalil oglu Abdullayev, Shafa Ayat gizi Mammadova, Majnun Abdulvahid oglu Vahidov, Ayna Abbasgulu gizi Gurbanova, Savalan Allahverdi oglu Jabbarov, Emin Imamali oglu Abdullayev and Ruslan Babashov. The injured include Mustafa Muhammed (Sudan), Seyid Ahmad Amouri (Sudan), Daas Muaviyya (Syria), Rahman Akhundov, Zemfira Huseyinli, Sabina Gurbanova, Elshan Mammadov, Elvin Jabiyev, Kenan Isayev, Faig Rustambayov, Ilkin Shiraliyev, Elshan Mustafayev and Bakhtiyar Jafarov.

One of the dead has not been identified yet.

A suit has been filed on murder for hooliganism purposes (120.2.2), brutal murder (120.2.4), murdering more than one people (120.2.7), and an attempt of murder (29, 120.2.7) and illegal storing of arms (228.1). 

An investigation team of specialists has been launched to investigate causes and to learn contacts of the killer. Intensive measures are being taken.

A headquarters has been launched in the Building 2 of the State Oil Academy to inform citizens.

The Interior Ministry and Prosecutor General's Office have opened hot line as well.