Russia: Hammer Attack at School Injures 3 Students

A 13-year-old student attacked his classmates with a hammer at a high school in the Irkutsk region of Siberia, injuring three people, according to Russian local authorities.

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According to the Agence France-Presse (AFP), the regional Minister of Education, Maksim Parfyonov, explained that the incident occurred before classes began, as the student struck his classmates before a teacher was able to subdue him. The victims were injured but received appropriate medical treatment, and their lives are not in danger.

Russian authorities have opened an investigation into “planning a crime” and ” “.

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It is worth noting that a similar incident occurred last week at a school in the Urals, where four people were injured after a hammer attack carried out by another 13-year-old student.

Russian media reported that the attackers in both incidents may have been playing an online game that encourages suicide after conducting attacks.

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Armed attacks in schools were rare in Russia, but their recent rise has concerned President Vladimir Putin, prompting him to tighten gun control laws.

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