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Mass stabbing in Russia's Surgut: Eight wounded; Knifeman killed

Mass stabbing in Russia's Surgut: Eight wounded; Knifeman killed
19 Aug 2017
  • At least eight persons have been wounded by a man armed with knife in the central Russian city of Surgut.
  • Russia's Investigative Committee claimed the assailant "carried out attacks on passers-by" before being shot dead by the police; no deaths of victims have been reported.
  • Police are trying to identify the stabber and verify whether he suffered from any mental illness.

    • No motive established yet
    Motive?
  • Authorities are trying to find out the motive behind the unidentified attacker's stabbing spree.
  • Several images and a video clip surfaced on social media that showed the scenes of the knife attack.
  • Two of the victims are in a critical condition, while the others are stable.
  • Authorities have called for "calm" over the incident "in the interests of public calm and also of the investigation."

    • About Surgut city
    FACT
    Surgut is the largest city and the provincial capital of Russia's Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area. It is over 2,500km away from Moscow and has a population of more than 360,000. It is a major Russian oil and gas production center.



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