Three discharged from hospital after shooting at Baku college

BAKU, May 1 (RIA Novosti) - Three people, who were among 13 wounded in a shooting at the State Oil Academy in Azerbaijan's capital, have been discharged from hospital, a spokesman for the General Prosecutor's office said on Friday.

Thirteen people were killed on Thursday when a gunmen entered the academy shooting indiscriminately at students and staff before the turning the gun on himself.

The gunman was identified as Farda Gadyrov, a Georgian national, born in 1980 and of Azerbaijani origin.

The academy is a major international center for the training of oil industry specialists. Former students include Soviet-era secret police head Lavrenty Beria and Vagit Alekperov, president of Russia's largest independent oil producer, LUKoil.

A probe into the incident has been launched under the supervision of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who has already conveyed his condolences to the families of those people killed in the attack.