Moscow FSB headquarters shooting
{{Expand Russian|topic=hist|date=June 2022}}{{Short description|Mass shooting at the Federal Security Service headquarters in Moscow, Russia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = Moscow FSB headquarters shooting
| image = Lubyanka Building.jpg
| caption = Facade of the Federal Security Service's headquarters
| location = Moscow, Russia
| date = 19 December 2019
| weapon = Saiga 7.62https://www.mk.ru/incident/2019/12/20/rasstrel-fsb-na-lubyanke-vysvetil-problemy-karabinov-sayga.html
| coordinates = {{Coord|54.0566|47.1171|type:event_region:RU|display=it}}
| type = Mass shooting, shootout
| fatalities = 3 (including the perpetrator)
| injuries = 5{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-21/yevgeny-manyurov-named-as-shooter-in-fsb-gun-attack-in-moscow/11820558|title=Russia names gunman behind Moscow FSB headquarters shooting, death toll rises to two|work=ABC News|agency=Reuters|date=2019-12-20|language=en-AU}}
| perp =
| assailant = Yevgeny Manyurov, Atomwaffen Division (alleged)
}}
The Moscow FSB headquarters shooting took place on the evening of 19 December 2019 near the headquarters of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) in the center of Moscow. Two people were killed and four people were injured when Yevgeny Manyurov opened fire before he was shot dead by a sniper.
Events
The first reports of the incident were controversial. During the shooting, the attacker was shot dead by a sniper. One FSB officer died on the spot, another died the next day and a few more people were injured. One bystander was slightly injured. After the incident, security officials displayed aggression to the reporters covering the event.{{Cite news |last=Морозова |first=Ольга |date=2019-12-20 |title=Журналистка "Базы" нашла мать человека, открывшего стрельбу на Лубянке, раньше силовиков. При обыске ее ударили по лицу |language=ru |work=Сноб |url=https://snob.ru/news/186605/}}
The attack took place on the eve of the {{ill|Day of Security Service in Russia|lt=security services day|ru|День работника органов безопасности Российской Федерации}}, when President Putin was at a festive concert dedicated to this day, and the shooting also came hours after Putin's annual press conference. According to preliminary data, the attacker was alone, and his name was Yevgeny Manyurov ({{Langx|ru|Евгений Манюров}}), 39, who was from a small town near Moscow. Due to the inconsistency of the special services, the shooting continued after Manyurov was killed; this may have led to additional casualties.{{Cite news |last=Solopov |first=Maxim |last2=Yapparova |first2=Liliya |date=2019-12-20 |title=We analyzed videos from Moscow’s FSB headquarters shooting. One of the injuries was likely caused by security agents after the shooter was dead. |language=en |work=Meduza |url=https://meduza.io/en/feature/2019/12/20/we-analyzed-videos-from-moscow-s-fsb-headquarters-shooting-one-of-the-injuries-was-likely-caused-by-security-agents-after-the-shooter-was-dead}}
Soon after the shooting, there was report that the attacker "was shouting slogans typical of Islamic State",{{Cite news |date=2019-12-20 |title=Moscow gun attack: Second FSB officer dies after assault on HQ |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50864527 |access-date=}} but in his apartment, insignia of the NOD movement,{{Cite news |last=Сажнева |first=Екатерина |date=2019-12-20 |title=У стрелка Манюрова с Лубянки нашли символику "пропутинского движения" |language=ru |work=Moskovskij Komsomolets |url=https://www.mk.ru/politics/2019/12/20/u-strelka-manyurova-s-lubyanki-nashli-simvoliku-proputinskogo-dvizheniya.html}} known for its provocations against the opposition, was found, along with indications that he was a member of a Neo-Nazi group called the Ethnic National Union.{{Cite news |last=Вышенков |first=Евгений |date=2019-12-22 |title="ЭНО" - мать стрелка по Лубянке. ФСБ идет по сети нового этно-учения из Киева |language=ru |trans-title="ENO" is the mother of the shooter in the Lubyanka. FSB goes through the network of new ethno-teachings from Kiev |website=47news |url=https://47news.ru/articles/167090/ |access-date=}}{{Cite news |date=2019-12-23 |title=Russian nationalist group denies reported ties with FSB shooter, says he was affiliated with a different Russian nationalist group |language=en |work=Meduza |url=https://meduza.io/en/news/2019/12/23/russian-nationalist-group-denies-reported-ties-with-fsb-shooter-says-he-was-affiliated-with-a-different-russian-nationalist-group |access-date=2022-04-18}} The shooter also possessed propaganda books printed by Atomwaffen Division.{{Cite news |last=Сошников |first=Андрей |date=2020-07-02 |title=Интернационал Тарранта. Кто распространяет в России манифест массового убийцы? |language=ru |trans-title=Tarrant International. Who is spreading the manifesto of a mass murderer in Russia? |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-53241805 |url-status=live |access-date=2020-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703063113/https://www.bbc.com/russian/amp/features-53241805 |archive-date=2020-07-03}} The Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal investigation into an attempt on the life of a law enforcement officer.
References
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Sources
- [https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/12/20/the-moscow-fsb-shooting-what-we-know-so-far-a68690 The Moscow FSB Shooting: What We Know So Far]
- [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/20/moscow-gunman-was-firearms-enthusiast Gunman who attacked FSB building 'was firearms enthusiast']
- [https://meduza.io/feature/2019/12/20/perestrelka-na-lubyanke-glavnoe Нападение на Лубянку. Главное Причина атаки на ФСБ неизвестна. Ее не расследуют как теракт]
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