Casualties reported as man attacks passers-by in Russia

An unknown man attacked passers-by with a knife in Russia's Yekaterinburg, E1.RU reports, citing eyewitnesses.

Report informs with reference to TASS that, according to the newspaper, several people heard the sounds of gunfire near the railway station in Yekaterinburg.

A source in law enforcement reported that three people died as a result of the incident.

According to preliminary data, the local police neutralized a man who attacked passers-by with a knife.