Woman killed in Russia shopping centre stabbing rampage

Authorities said a woman died and many people were injured in a stabbing attack at a shopping mall in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar.

Police said the victim was attacked by a young man who randomly attacked people with a knife.

Unofficial reports said at least five people were injured.

“The perpetrator has been arrested and the police are currently interrogating him,” Russian interior ministry spokeswoman Irina Volk said in Moscow. he said.

Authorities said investigators wanted the suspect to undergo a psychiatric examination.

No further details about the attacker himself or his motive were immediately released.