Mon 13 December 2021:
According to the interior ministry, an 18-year-old graduate of an Orthodox school attempted to blow himself up at a convent outside of Moscow on Monday, injuring at least one teenager.
An 18-year-old graduate of this educational institution entered the premises of the Orthodox gymnasium of the Vvedenskiy Vladychniy convent and blew himself up’, Russia’s Interior Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry confirmed a 15-year-old student was injured in the blast and said the staff of the school had been evacuated and that ‘information about other victims’ was being clarified.
Reports said that Struzhenkov had previously complained of being ‘bullied by the nuns’ who ran the school while one source said the attack had been ‘aimed at pupils’.
According to the ministry, “an 18-year-old graduate of this educational institution entered the premises of the Orthodox gymnasium of the Vvedenskiy Vladychniy convent and blew himself up.”
According to the statement, a 15-year-old was hurt in the attack, which occurred in the city of Serpukhov, south of Moscow.
The would-be bomber was not killed in the incident, according to preliminary evidence.
A law enforcement source told TASS news agency: ‘He has survived but lost his leg as a result of the blast. The young man was hospitalised in a critical condition.’
The school’s employees had been evacuated, according to the government, and “information about other victims” was being clarified.
According to several Russian news outlets, up to seven individuals were injured in the attack.
Prosecutors in Moscow released a video from the scene of the event, which shows police and ambulances outside the convent in the snow.
The incident occurred in Serpukhov, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Moscow.
The Investigative Committee, which investigates major crimes, said detectives had been dispatched to the location.
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