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| Russia knife attacker wounds eight | Russia knife attacker wounds eight |
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| Eight people have been wounded in a knife attack in the Russian city of Surgut, security sources say. | Eight people have been wounded in a knife attack in the Russian city of Surgut, security sources say. |
| The man, who apparently stabbed passers-by on the street at random, was shot dead by police. | The man, who apparently stabbed passers-by on the street at random, was shot dead by police. |
| The injured have been taken to hospital, where two are in a critical condition, the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency reports. | The injured have been taken to hospital, where two are in a critical condition, the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency reports. |
| Russia's Investigations Committee said the attacker had been "liquidated". No motive has been established yet. | Russia's Investigations Committee said the attacker had been "liquidated". No motive has been established yet. |
| The TASS news agency quoted local police as saying the man may have been suffering from mental illness. | |
| A spokeswoman for the investigating committee told Reuters news agency she would not comment on the possibility of terrorist motives, calling the attack "attempted murder". | |
| News outlet Russia Today reported the attack happened at about 11:20 local time (06:20 GMT). | |
| Surgut, about 2,100km (1,300 miles) east of Moscow in the Khanty-Mansiysk area of Siberia, has a population of more than 350,000. |