Russian police kill 16-year-old in majority Muslim region

Russian police kill 16-year-old in majority Muslim region

Russian investigators said Friday that police have shot a 16-year-old teenager in the predominantly Muslim region of Tatarstan after he tried to set a police station on fire and stabbed a police official. Russia's Detective Commission, which handles more serious crimes, said through a statement that [...]

Russia's Detective Commission, which handles more serious crimes, said through a statement that it is dealing with the incident as an attempted terrorist act and has opened a criminal case, Reuters writes, broadcast Gaz Express.

The commission's statement says that the teenager tried to set a police station on fire in the town of Kukmor through Molotov's cocktail and killed at least three times a police official in an effort to arrest him.

It's pointed out that another cop shot a warning signal before forced to shoot the new guy. It is reported that the teenager died at the scene before doctors arrived.

The attackers ' motive for carrying out this act is still unknown. His identity was not published.

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