Continued: the person who attacked residents of Surgut men
The version that the knife attack on passers-by in Surgut is a terrorist attack, not the main, reported “Interfax” in the management of the Affairs of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous district.
Personal control of the investigation of the incident was taken by the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastrykin reported on the Agency’s website.
The Governor of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug Natalia Komarova plans to fly to Surgut, RIA Novosti reported.
On the morning of Saturday, August 19, armed with a knife man attacked passers-by in the city centre. Seven of the injured were taken to the Surgut traumatological hospital, children among them. Four people are in serious condition.
The assailant was eliminated by the police. The man was fixed waistband with unidentified device. However, it was found that explosives had not been.
Occurred instituted a criminal case on attempted murder.