Man Armed with Knife Attempts to Intrude into St. Sergey of Radonezh Church

On December 27, a man armed with a knife attempted to intrude into the St. Sergey of Radonezh Orthodox Church located in the center of Moscow and to assault the worshippers inside. This was reported by the website rusvesna.su.

According to the site, a conflict occurred between the church's security personnel and the knife-wielding individual. The man behaved erratically and tried to enter the church with the knife. When a security officer attempted to stop him, the man injured himself with the knife. The police are investigating the details of the incident.