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Knife attacker in Russian city wounds 8, shot by police

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A knife attacker stabbed eight people on the street in Russia's far northern city of Surgut before being shot by police, investigators said today.

The attacker "carried out attacks on passers-by, causing stab wounds to eight," Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes said, adding that armed police then "liquidated" the attacker.

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First Published: Aug 19 2017 | 2:42 PM IST

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