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| Russia knife attacker wounds seven in Surgut | Russia knife attacker wounds seven in Surgut |
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| Seven people have been wounded in a knife attack in the Russian city of Surgut, security sources say. | Seven 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. |
| The Islamic State militant group (IS) said on its official news channel that it was behind the attack. | |
| Russia's Investigations Committee said it had identified the attacker and was checking his psychological history. | Russia's Investigations Committee said it had identified the attacker and was checking his psychological history. |
| The attacker was a local resident born in 1994, it said. | |
| A spokeswoman for the committee told Reuters news agency she would not comment on the possibility of terrorist motives, calling the attack "attempted murder". | A spokeswoman for the committee told Reuters news agency she would not comment on the possibility of terrorist motives, calling the attack "attempted murder". |
| The attack happened at about 11:20 local time (06:20 GMT). An earlier statement said eight people had been wounded, but that was later revised to seven. | The attack happened at about 11:20 local time (06:20 GMT). An earlier statement said eight people had been wounded, but that was later revised to seven. |
| 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. | 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. |