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| Columbine-inspired attack? 15 injured in knife rampage at Russian school | Columbine-inspired attack? 15 injured in knife rampage at Russian school |
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| At least 14 students and a teacher were injured after a knife fight between two teenagers turned in a bloodbath. The student who started the fight may have been inspired by the Columbine High School massacre, according to reports. | At least 14 students and a teacher were injured after a knife fight between two teenagers turned in a bloodbath. The student who started the fight may have been inspired by the Columbine High School massacre, according to reports. |
| The incident occurred at school number 127 at 10:19 am local time when students returned to school after the Christmas holidays. | The incident occurred at school number 127 at 10:19 am local time when students returned to school after the Christmas holidays. |
| “A mass brawl involving the use of cold weapons took place between two teenagers aged 17 and 16, who are related to this school,” deputy head of the Investigation Department for Perm Region, Sergey Sarapultsev, told reporters. | |
| “The individuals who have injured themselves and others are boys, their condition is now being established, they are in hospital. It will also be determined whether they acted under the influence of alcohol, drugs or anything else. All witnesses will be interviewed as soon as possible,” he added. | |
| An initial report on the incident said the school had been attacked by masked assailants. | |
| The teacher and two students are in serious condition at a hospital. | The teacher and two students are in serious condition at a hospital. |
| Pictures of the school floor, covered with blood, are circulating on social media. | Pictures of the school floor, covered with blood, are circulating on social media. |
| Telegram-channel Mash reported that a 16-year-old boy (whom it identified as Lev Bidjakov) and his friend Aleksandr decided to attack the students as a result of insults on social media. | |
| According to other students, something went wrong after a local IT administrator shared a post which allegedly said “Happy New Year, dogs.” Lev was reportedly upset at the message. | According to other students, something went wrong after a local IT administrator shared a post which allegedly said “Happy New Year, dogs.” Lev was reportedly upset at the message. |
| Lev and his friend could reportedly have been inspired by the Columbine High School Massacre which occurred in April 1999, when two senior students began shooting fellow students outside the school in Littleton, Colorado, before moving inside to continue their rampage. | Lev and his friend could reportedly have been inspired by the Columbine High School Massacre which occurred in April 1999, when two senior students began shooting fellow students outside the school in Littleton, Colorado, before moving inside to continue their rampage. |
| According to media reports, the initiator of the Perm school knife rampage posted Columbine attack videos on Russian social media network Vkontakte (In Contact). He also reportedly subscribed to pages devoted to the massacre. |