The suspect has been
detained.
MOSCOW, February 16.
/TASS/. A man attacked worshippers with a knife in a church in downtown Moscow
on Sunday, wounding two persons, Russian Interior Ministry Spokeswoman Irina
Volk told TASS.
The suspect has been
detained. "Police detained in hot pursuit a 26-year-old resident of the
Lipetsk Region, who entered a church on Bakuninskaya Street in the morning of
February 16 and injured two persons with a knife. The victims have been sent to
hospitals to receive medical assistance," Volk said.
Police are
investigating the causes and circumstances of the attack, she noted.
A source in the law
enforcement agencies said the incident occurred at St. Nicholas Church.
The man, who is
suspected of attacking the worshippers, was in an "inadequate
condition," according to preliminary data.
Source: ITAR-TASS
16-02-2020
