1 killed in school stabbing in Moscow region-Xinhua

1 killed in school stabbing in Moscow region

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2025-12-16 16:54:30

This photo taken on Dec. 16, 2025 shows the site of a school stabbing in Moscow, Russia. A student was fatally stabbed by a minor, who also wounded a security guard, at an educational institution in the Moscow region early Tuesday, the Russian Investigative Committee said. The incident occurred at the Gorki-2 settlement in the western district of Odintsovsky, the committee said, adding that a criminal case has been initiated. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

MOSCOW, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- A student was fatally stabbed by a minor, who also wounded a security guard, at an educational institution in the Moscow region early Tuesday, the Russian Investigative Committee said.

The incident occurred at the Gorki-2 settlement in the western district of Odintsovsky, the committee said, adding that a criminal case has been initiated.

The victim was a fourth-grade student, said Ksenia Mishonova, children's rights ombudswoman of the Moscow region.

The attacker has been detained and is being transported to investigative authorities, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

This photo taken on Dec. 16, 2025 shows the site of a school stabbing in Moscow, Russia. A student was fatally stabbed by a minor, who also wounded a security guard, at an educational institution in the Moscow region early Tuesday, the Russian Investigative Committee said. The incident occurred at the Gorki-2 settlement in the western district of Odintsovsky, the committee said, adding that a criminal case has been initiated. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Dec. 16, 2025 shows the site of a school stabbing in Moscow, Russia. A student was fatally stabbed by a minor, who also wounded a security guard, at an educational institution in the Moscow region early Tuesday, the Russian Investigative Committee said. The incident occurred at the Gorki-2 settlement in the western district of Odintsovsky, the committee said, adding that a criminal case has been initiated. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Dec. 16, 2025 shows the site of a school stabbing in Moscow, Russia. A student was fatally stabbed by a minor, who also wounded a security guard, at an educational institution in the Moscow region early Tuesday, the Russian Investigative Committee said. The incident occurred at the Gorki-2 settlement in the western district of Odintsovsky, the committee said, adding that a criminal case has been initiated. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)