Isis claims responsibility for stabbing rampage in Siberian city of Surgut

2017/8/25 12:56:17

Eight people were wounded by a knifeman who was shot dead by police in the Siberian city of Surgut


By Chris Baynes for The Independent (UK)

 

Isis has claimed responsibility for a stabbing attack in Russia that injured eight people, the group's Amaq news agency has said.

 

A man was shot dead by police after knifing people apparently at random in the Siberian city of Surgut on Saturday morning [August 19, 2017].

 

Russian authorities earlier declined to comment on whether the incident was being treated as a terrorist attack and were said to be keeping an open mind about the attacker's motive.

 

The state-owned RIA Novosti agency said two people were in critical condition in hospital.

 

"A man was running along the main streets stabbing people", the TASS news agency reported. There were initially fears of a second attacker, but police later said he was acting alone.

 

Detectives were treating the stabbings, which happened at about 11.20am local time, as attempted murder.

 

Surgut, with a population of about 320,000, is an oil- and gas-producing centre 2,100km (1,300 miles) north-east of Moscow.

 

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