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Teenager shot dead by Russian police for stabbing officer in Muslim-dominated region

Teenager shot dead by Russian police for stabbing officer in Muslim-dominated region

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A teenager has been shot dead by Russian police in a Muslim majority region on Friday. The incident was reported by the Russian police who have claimed that the teenager was shot dead as a defensive move.

The suspect is a 16-year-boy who was allegedly trying to set a police station on fire. When intervened by the local police officers, he stabbed a police officer on duty, and then was shot dead on the moment.

This incident happened in a Muslim dominant Tatarstan region. He has not been identified by the local authorities and media, as of now.

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An investigation has started in the matter by the Russian police and will soon be released.

Russian incident has come a few hours after a terror attack took place in the Nice city of France where a man attacked the locals near a church and beheaded one woman. Several others were injured, and three victims in total lost their lives.

This is a developing story.