BAKU, Azerbaijan: A gunman opened fire at Azerbaijan's prestigious oil industry academy yesterday, killing 12 people and wounding 13 before turning the gun on himself, the government said.

The suspect, Georgian citizen Farda Gadyrov, entered the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy in Baku and climbed five floors of the building, shooting everyone he met along the way, according to a joint statement from the Interior Ministry and state prosecutors.

Gadyrov then shot and killed himself with the gun, a Makarov pistol, when he saw police approaching, the statement said. It mentioned no motive for the attack.