Two professors shot dead at US university

Two women professors at an Arizona nursing college have been shot dead by a disgruntled student.

Two women professors at an Arizona nursing college have been shot dead by a disgruntled student.

The male student, who had been stopped from taking a mid-term exam, then killed himself at the University of Arizona's School of Nursing in Tucson.

University police have declined to identify the victims or release any information on the dead.

The college and nearby buildings have been evacuated as police investigate.

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