Moscow FSB headquarters shooting

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. 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 were injured. One bystander was slightly injured. After the incident, security officials displayed aggression to the reporters covering the event. The attack took place on the eve of the , 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, 39, who was from

Moscow FSB headquarters shooting

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. 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 were injured. One bystander was slightly injured. After the incident, security officials displayed aggression to the reporters covering the event. The attack took place on the eve of the , 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, 39, who was from