One killed, five wounded in shootout near FSB's Lubyanka headquarters in Moscow

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  • 20 December, 2019
  • 05:52
One killed, five wounded in shootout near FSB's Lubyanka headquarters in Moscow

One FSB officer was killed and five people were wounded in a shootout in central Moscow near the FSB’s Lubyanka headquarters, Report informs, citing RIA Novosti. The suspected gunman was eliminated, security services have confirmed. The neutralised suspect’s identity is yet to be determined.

According to the Russian Ministry of Health, five people wounded in the attack are receiving medical assistance. Earlier, the ministry said that two FSB officers had received serious injuries (with one of them subsequently succumbing to his wounds).

Russian investigators have opened a criminal case into the incident under article 317 of Russia’s criminal code – an attempt on the lives of law enforcement officers.