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Knife-Wielding Intruder Subdued at Lobnya City Hospital With No Injuries

Authorities are weighing psychiatric placement versus investigative custody based on preliminary signs of drug intoxication.

Overview

  • A man entered the Lobnya city hospital with a knife and was quickly disarmed after security triggered an alarm.
  • Emergency-services sources said he tried to target a specific doctor and described the attempt as an effort to kill.
  • Rosgvardiya responded to the panic button call and detained the suspect without any patients or staff being harmed.
  • The Moscow region police press service said he was taken to a specialized psychiatric facility, while an emergency-services source said he was delivered to investigative authorities.
  • Sources reported indications of narcotic intoxication, and another law-enforcement interlocutor said he was intoxicated and unwell, with the incident now under investigation.