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.

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 ” “.

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.

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