Moscow, February 7 At least six people, including four Indian students, were injured in a stabbing attack at a university in the Bashkortostan Republic of Russia, according to media reports and the Indian mission here.
According to preliminary reports, a teenager armed with a knife entered the dormitory of the State Medical University in Ufa, in the Bashkortostan Republic.
He attacked the students living there and stabbed several of them, the Ministry of the Interior said.
"The attacker resisted arrest, during which two police officers were stabbed. Furthermore, the suspect also inflicted bodily harm on himself," according to Maj General Irina Volk, spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior, as quoted by RTVI.com.
Calling it an "unfortunate incident," the Indian Embassy here said, "Several persons, including four Indian students, have been injured."
The Embassy said it is in contact with the authorities, and officials from the Consulate in Kazan are en route to Ufa to provide assistance to the injured students.
In a statement, the Russian Federal Health Ministry said that the four people injured in the attack are receiving medical care. One is in serious condition, while three others are in moderate condition, it added.
The attacker, identified as a 15-year-old youth, has also been admitted to a local children's hospital in serious condition, according to the Baza Telegram channel.
Authorities in Ufa, the capital of the Bashkortostan Republic, about 1,200 km east of Moscow, have launched a high-level investigation into the incident.
The Baza channel claimed that the attacker belonged to a banned neo-Nazi organization.
"He belonged to the banned NS/WP neo-Nazi organization. During the attack, he was shouting nationalist slogans about the Holocaust," it said, and shared a photo of a Swastika drawn on a wall with the blood of the victims.
According to eyewitnesses, "there was blood everywhere," Ren TV said, showing footage of wounded being taken to hospital by ambulance vans.