Six-year-old shoots schoolmate in India

Local police have said the child believed the weapon to be a toy

A six-year-old boy in India’s Bihar state took a gun into school on Wednesday and shot a classmate, local media has reported. According to police, the 10-year-old survivor is being treated in hospital.

The incident occurred in the Supaul district of Bihar, one of the most economically depressed states of India. Police have reportedly taken the school principal into custody...