A knife-wielding man attacked two doctors at a hospital in Makhachkala on April 23, the Dagestan branch of Russia’s Investigative Committee said.
The victims — a trauma surgeon and a general surgeon — were both hospitalized, the republic’s Health Ministry said. One was stabbed in the neck and is in serious condition; the other sustained facial injuries, according to Baza, a Telegram channel with ties to Russian security services. Both are in intensive care.
The attacker flew into a rage because his daughter had not received timely medical assistance, Baza reported, citing preliminary information.
Hospital security guards detained the man, the Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing a medical worker.
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