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Russian teenager 'blows himself up' at Orthodox school, injures another
2021-12-14
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] An 18-year-old graduate of an Orthodox school tried to blow himself up at a convent outside Moscow on Monday, wounding at least one teenager, the interior ministry said."An 18-year-old graduate of this educational institution entered the premises of the Orthodox gymnasium of the Vvedenskiy Vladychniy convent and went kaboom!", the ministry said in a statement.

A 15-year-old was injured in the attack, which took place in the city of Serpukhov south of Moscow, the statement said.

According to preliminary information, the would-be bomber was not killed in the blast, it said.

The ministry said the staff of the school had been evacuated and that "information about other victims" was being clarified.

Several Russian news agencies said that up to seven people were maimed in the attack.

Moscow prosecutors posted a video from the scene of the incident, with police and ambulance cars outside the convent in snowfall.

The incident took place in the city of Serpukhov around 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Moscow.

The Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said it had sent detectives to the scene.

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Russian military journalist, Boris Rozhin, adds some details:
An 18-year-old graduate of an Orthodox gymnasium blew himself up in a gymnasium at a nunnery.

The character went to the gymnasium and detonated an improvised explosive device on the front porch of the building while other students were there.

As a result, seven people were injured (one teenager was seriously injured, five with light injuries). The suicide bomber blew off his leg.

The bomber came to the gymnasium before the start of classes, when a prayer is being performed in the hall. Today they prayed for Saint Andrew the First-Called.

The suspect wanted to go to where all the students were gathered, but the door was locked. Then the terrorist detonated a makeshift bomb in the foyer, where there were only a few people. After the explosion, the guards pushed him out into the street, but he resisted and again burst into the building.

The teachers recognized the former graduate Vladislav Struzhennikov as the attacker. The motives for his action are not yet clear.

According to some reports, he also had a sword with him.

PS. Amendment: The character without a leg still died

PS2. A source in the Ministry of Internal Affairs claims that the suicide bomber wanted to blow himself up during the morning prayer, which was held in the gymnasium building.




Posted by:Fred

#3  Today they prayed for Saint Andrew the First-Called. ............The first martyr of telemarketing.
Posted by: Classer   2021-12-14 15:29  

#2  Two Pennsylvania teens - including one who threatened to 'shoot up the school' three years ago - are arrested on terrorism conspiracy charges after they were found in the 'planning phase' of an attack on their high school
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-12-14 09:38  

#1  "Bully Nuns"
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-12-14 09:06  

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