19 August, 2017
Eight people have been wounded in a knife attack in the Russian city of Surgut, security sources say. The victims are undergoing medical treatment and two of the injured are in a critical condition, BBC reported.
According to Russia Today, the stabbing incident occurred at around 11:20 hours local time (06:20 GMT).
The attacker was shot dead by a police patrol responding to the emergency reported by witnesses.
Russia's Investigative Committee, which investigates major crimes, said the suspect was "liquidated" after armed cops turned their weapons on him.
The motive behind the attack was not immediately clear and the attacker has not yet been identified.
Investigators are now trying to verify a claim that the attacker suffered from a mental illness, the police told TASS.
These images were posted on Russian social media, allegedly showing scenes of the violence in Surgut.
Surgut, a comparatively large Siberian city 1,700 miles East of Moscow is home to a number of power plants, as well as oil and gas processing plants.
