Four Indian nationals were injured in a knife attack on the Indian Embassy in Ufa, Russia Moscow Saturday was confirmed.
Indian students were among at least six injured in a knife attack at a Russian university. (unsplash, representative iamge)There were also Indian students in it At least six people were injured The news agency PTI reported quoting the Indian mission, in the case of a knife attack at a university in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia.
In a post on X, the Indian embassy said, “An unfortunate incident has occurred in the attack in Ufa. Several people including four Indian students have been injured.”
What do we know about the event?On Saturday, a teenager reportedly entered the premises of Ufa State Medical University in Russia’s Bashkortostan Republic and attacked students.
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According to Russia’s Interior Ministry, the attacker stabbed several students and two police officers while trying to resist arrest.
“The attacker resisted arrest, during which two police officers were stabbed. In addition, the suspect also inflicted bodily harm on himself,” Interior Ministry spokeswoman Major General Irina Volk said, as quoted by the RTVI.com web portal.
Russia’s federal health ministry said four of the victims were receiving medical care, including one in critical condition.
What do we know about the attacker?The attacker is a 15-year-old and has been admitted to a children’s hospital, where he is in critical condition, according to the Baja Telegram channel.
Local authorities have launched an investigation into the attack and according to Baja Channel, the accused was part of a banned neo-Nazi organization called ‘NS/WP’.
“During the frenzy of the attack, he was shouting nationalist slogans about the Holocaust,” it said, and shared a picture of a swastika painted on a wall with the blood of the victims, according to a PTI report.
Meanwhile, earlier this week, the Center informed the Parliament about the number of Indian student deaths due to violent attacks between 2018 and 2025.
According to data made available by the government, 17 students died in Canada, followed by nine in the United States. Among others, three students died in Australia.
The government gives high priority to the safety and security of Indian students abroad and monitors incidents of violence against them. Violent and untoward incidents should immediately take up Indian missions and posts abroad with the concerned authorities of the host country so that they are properly investigated and the perpetrators punished, the Center told Parliament.
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(with inputs from PTI)
