Bashkiria will strengthen the protection of educational institutions after the attack on the hostel

The authorities of Bashkortostan will strengthen the protection of educational institutions after a teenager attacked a medical school dormitory in Ufa with a knife. This was announced on February 7 by the head of the region Radiy Khabirov.

"We are taking measures to strengthen the security of our educational institutions and prevent such situations," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

Khabirov added that the local authorities have already contacted the relatives of the victims and are ready to help them with the flight if necessary. Investigators are investigating the motives of the teenager who committed the attack.

The attack of a teenager on the dormitory of a medical university in Ufa. What is known

The official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Irina Volk, reported on the same day that in Ufa, law enforcement officers detained a teenager who attacked the dormitory of one of the medical schools on Repin Street with a knife. According to the Izvestia source, six people, including one child, were injured in the attack.

The Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia reported that the teenager stabbed two policemen during his arrest and also injured himself. He was admitted to Children's Hospital No. 17. Doctors assess the attacker's condition as serious. At the same time, the identity of the attacker became known — he turned out to be 15-year-old Alexander S.

A criminal case has been opened into the incident under Part 3 of Article 30, paragraph "a" of Part 2 of Article 105 ("Attempted murder of two or more persons") and Article 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Assault on the life of a law enforcement officer").

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