Knife attacker wounds 4 in Russian hypermarket
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Moscow: A man armed with a knife launched an attack in a hypermarket in Russia s northwestern city of Saint Petersburg on Friday, injuring four people...
Moscow: A man armed with a knife launched an attack in a hypermarket in Russia's northwestern city of Saint Petersburg on Friday, injuring four people, investigators said.
While knife crime is common in Russia, such public attacks are rare. The motive for the crime was unclear.
The Investigative Committee for Saint Petersburg said the unnamed man "attacked shoppers and stabbed them with a knife" in a branch of Okei hypermarket.
"Four victims with wounds of varying severity were hospitalised" and the "suspect was detained at the scene of the crime"" investigators said.
They have launched a probe into attempted murder.
