One Tajik citizen affected by incident in Moscow synagogue

DUSHANBE


, January 12, Asia-Plus – One of eight people stabbed at synagogue in


Moscow


proved to be citizen of


Tajikistan


, representative of Bukhara Jews’ Diaspora living in


Russia


, the source in the Tajik MFA told Asia-Plus referring to the Tajik Embassy in


Moscow


.    

RIA Novosti reports that yesterday, a man wielding a knife burst into the synagogue in the center of


Moscow


during evening prayers and stabbed at least eight people.  Among the injured are citizen of the


United States


, citizen of


Israel


and citizen of


Tajikistan


.  Two of those injured are in a serious condition, RIA Novosti says.    

Reports say the attacker was identified as a 20-year-old Muscovite.  In recent years, there have been a number of attacks on synagogues and Jewish centers across


Russia


.