[Russia] - 4 Hospitalized After Stabbing Attack at St. Petersburg Supermarket

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At least 4 individuals were hospitalized after a male attacked numerous buyers at a supermarket in St
Petersburg, Russian media reported Friday.Eyewitnessestold the Fontanka news outlet that an aggressive guy hurled champagne bottles at
people inside the OKey supermarket before grabbing a knife from a display screen window and using it to attack shoppers.We all dropped
everything and escaped to hide from him
He ferreted out some woman in the middle of the store and stabbed her in the chest, Fontankaquoted among the eyewitnesses as saying.A
videoshowed store employees calling out for first aid sets as they attempted to help a person who had been injured.Fontanka laterreported
that the thought assailant, a 44-year-old guy, was apprehended on charges of tried murder.Two victims, a security guard and a female buyer,
were apparently hospitalized while four others got away severe injuries
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