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FSB shooting: 'Loner' Russian gunman identified | |
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Russian media have identified the man who opened fire at the Federal Security Service (FSB) headquarters in Moscow as a 39-year-old loner and gun enthusiast. | |
They named him as Yevgeny Manyurov from Podolsk, about 40km (25 miles) south of Moscow. He killed an FSB officer and wounded five others with an automatic weapon, before a sniper shot him dead. | They named him as Yevgeny Manyurov from Podolsk, about 40km (25 miles) south of Moscow. He killed an FSB officer and wounded five others with an automatic weapon, before a sniper shot him dead. |
One of the wounded is a civilian. | One of the wounded is a civilian. |
At the Kremlin, a couple of kilometres away, President Vladimir Putin was at a gala evening honouring the FSB. | At the Kremlin, a couple of kilometres away, President Vladimir Putin was at a gala evening honouring the FSB. |
The details about the gunman were reported by Russian government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta on Friday, citing police sources. | The details about the gunman were reported by Russian government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta on Friday, citing police sources. |
The shooting happened at the entrance of the Lubyanka, the FSB headquarters which used to house the Soviet KGB. The FSB is Russia's main domestic intelligence service. | The shooting happened at the entrance of the Lubyanka, the FSB headquarters which used to house the Soviet KGB. The FSB is Russia's main domestic intelligence service. |
'Islamic State-type slogans' | 'Islamic State-type slogans' |
On Thursday night police searched Manyurov's flat, which he had shared with his mother, and they detained her for questioning. | On Thursday night police searched Manyurov's flat, which he had shared with his mother, and they detained her for questioning. |
Her son had worked as a security guard but lost his job recently and never had any visits from friends, Russian media quote her as saying. Police found five guns at the flat - legally registered and kept in a safe - along with a large quantity of ammunition. | Her son had worked as a security guard but lost his job recently and never had any visits from friends, Russian media quote her as saying. Police found five guns at the flat - legally registered and kept in a safe - along with a large quantity of ammunition. |
Manyurov once trained as a lawyer and did some legal consulting work, reports say. | Manyurov once trained as a lawyer and did some legal consulting work, reports say. |
He was single and practised shooting regularly at a gun club, which was a passion for him, his mother is quoted as saying. | He was single and practised shooting regularly at a gun club, which was a passion for him, his mother is quoted as saying. |
She also said she had heard him speaking English on the phone with some "Arabs", who had started calling him since he had lost his security job. | She also said she had heard him speaking English on the phone with some "Arabs", who had started calling him since he had lost his security job. |
When he opened fire, Manyurov "was shouting slogans typical of Islamic State", the daily Kommersant reports. It says the information came from a security source, who quoted witnesses questioned by police. | When he opened fire, Manyurov "was shouting slogans typical of Islamic State", the daily Kommersant reports. It says the information came from a security source, who quoted witnesses questioned by police. |
Fatikh Manyurov, the gunman's father, gave more details to Russia's Telegram 112 news channel. His son had told him he was working as a security guard at a foreign embassy, he said. That has not been confirmed, however. | Fatikh Manyurov, the gunman's father, gave more details to Russia's Telegram 112 news channel. His son had told him he was working as a security guard at a foreign embassy, he said. That has not been confirmed, however. |
His son was "morose" and dreamt of becoming a "master of sport" in shooting, said Fatikh, who is separated from Yevgeny's mother. He said he had rarely spoken to his son. | His son was "morose" and dreamt of becoming a "master of sport" in shooting, said Fatikh, who is separated from Yevgeny's mother. He said he had rarely spoken to his son. |
The Russian daily Komsomolskaya Pravda interviewed a shooting instructor at the Dosaaf club where Yevgeny Manyurov practised and took part in at least two shooting competitions. | The Russian daily Komsomolskaya Pravda interviewed a shooting instructor at the Dosaaf club where Yevgeny Manyurov practised and took part in at least two shooting competitions. |
The instructor, Oleg Solovich, said Yevgeny Manyurov "was a poor shot". "To be a good shot you need to train for a few years. He practised at our club for about three months," he said. | The instructor, Oleg Solovich, said Yevgeny Manyurov "was a poor shot". "To be a good shot you need to train for a few years. He practised at our club for about three months," he said. |
"He socialised normally, but came to training sessions wearing a long black raincoat - a Parka - with a hood. We advised him to take off his coat during shooting sessions, but he said he felt comfortable in it," he said. | "He socialised normally, but came to training sessions wearing a long black raincoat - a Parka - with a hood. We advised him to take off his coat during shooting sessions, but he said he felt comfortable in it," he said. |
The shooting came just hours after President Putin's marathon annual press conference, which went on for more than four hours. | The shooting came just hours after President Putin's marathon annual press conference, which went on for more than four hours. |
At the gala evening, in the Kremlin Palace, Mr Putin stressed the importance of "intensive" FSB work to fight terrorism. | At the gala evening, in the Kremlin Palace, Mr Putin stressed the importance of "intensive" FSB work to fight terrorism. |