Skip to main content.
Religion News Blog is a non-profit service providing academics, religion professionals and other researchers with religion & cult news
ReligionNewsBlog

Religion news articles about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues

Navigation:
Home | Site Menu | About RNB | Cult FAQ | Cult Experts | Apologetics Index | Cult Information Search Engine
A Random Image


 Search



 Share & Follow Religion News Blog


 Remember These Stories?


 Amazon

More articles about: Russia:

Moscow synagogue attacker jailed

BBC, UK
Mar. 27, 2006
news.bbc.co.uk

ReligionNewsBlog.com • Monday March 27, 2006

A 21-year-old man who went on a knife-wielding rampage at a Moscow synagogue, injuring eight people, has been sentenced to 13 years in jail.

Alexander Koptsev was found guilty of attempting to murder Jewish worshippers during the incident on 11 January.

After bursting into the building he lashed out at random before being wrestled to the ground by the rabbi and his son, witnesses said.

Charges against him included attempted murder “motivated by racial hatred”.

Investigators found anti-Semitic pamphlets at Koptsev’s home.

They say he believed Jews were the enemies of the Russian nation. But they insist he was acting alone.

Koptsev was diagnosed with a schizophrenic disorder, but prosecutors said he was still fit to stand trial.

Bookmark share or email this Religion News Blog page Bookmark, Share, or Email This Page

Comment Comment

Join Religion News Blog at Google+ to comment, share, and follow.

Read another article Read Another Article

Tags and keywords for this Apologetics Index entry Related News Articles

arrow Topic(s): Russia
arrow

Religion News You Might Like These Articles As Well

RSS Feed Subscribe to Religion News Blog updates

Religion News Find Related Religion & Spirituality Books at Amazon.com

Religion News Search Search Religion News Blog