Teenager Attacks FSB Office, Kills 2, Injures 1; Shot Dead; Russian Emigre Suspected of Borussia Dortmund Bombing; More Arrests in St. Petersburg

Russian special forces converge on an FSB office attacked by a gunman in Khabarovsk, April 21, 2017

Update: A Russian teenager, described variously as a neo-Nazi and related to ISIS killed a guard at a shooting range in the provincial city of Khabarovsk, then attacked an FSB office, killing two and wounding one other. Police shot him dead and arrested a suspected accomplice.

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Russian Teenager Kills 2, Injures 1 at FSB Office, is Shot Dead; Police Arrested Suspected Accomplice

2017-04-21 23:02:58

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The following news items were taken from Novaya Gazeta, Gazeta, RBC, SB Nation, New York Times, BBC, Fox News, RFE/RL, Site Intelligence Group, TV Rain, CNN, Defense Aerospace, Crossroads Today, Meduza, and Svoboda.

– Borussia Dortmund Bombing Suspect, Russian Emigre Allegedly Attacked Team in Elaborate Stock-Shorting Scheme

– Borussia Dortmund Bombs: ‘Speculator’ Charged with Bus Attack

– Russian Teenager Kills Guard at Shooting Range, Steals Kalashnikov; Attacks FSB Office in Khabarovsk, Kills Two, Injures One; Is Shot Dead Himself; Neo-Nazi (FSB, Investigative Committee) or ISIS? (Life News, ISIS)

– ISIS Takes Responsibility for Shooting at FSB Office in Eastern Russia – SITE Intelligence Group

– Police Detain Likely Accomplice of Assailant on FSB Office in Khabarovsk

– Borussia Dortmund Bombing Suspect, Russian Emigre Allegedly Attacked Team in Elaborate Stock-Shorting Scheme

– 4 Times in 4 days: Russian Military Aircraft Fly Off US Coast; Norad Says Pilots ‘Professional’

– Russian Hacker Roman Seleznev, Son of State Duma Deputy Valery Seleznev of Zhirinovsky’s Party Sentenced to 27 Years

– Zaur Dadaev: Confession to Nemtsov’s Murder Recorded Several Times; Earlier Gubashev Denied Involvement

– Russian Law-Enforers Say Abu Salakh al-Uzbeki, Head of Tauhid-wal Jihad Mastermind in St. Petersburg Metro Bombing

– Kyrgyz Doctors say Terrorism Suspect Kidnapped by FSB from Hospital in Osh After Surgery, Not Detained in New Moscow

– Two More Suspects in St. Petersburg Metro Blast, Akram and Abror Azivov Lose Russian Citizenship