Panic at school as 'teen on stabbing rampage kills 1 and takes hostage into classroom'

Panic erupted at an elite school in Russia where a teenager reportedly went on an a stabbing rampage before taking one hostage. The teen, described as a 15-year-old by a local news outlet, reportedly wore a mask and helmet reading "No Lives Matter" as he stabbed four people during the alleged attack. The far-right group No Lives Matter promotes terrorism, violence, and human extinction. 

Among the casualties were three students and a security guard, local media reports. One student died following the alleged stabbing attack the Uspeenskaya Secondary School in Gorki-2, a suburb of Moscow, local media reports. During the alleged incident, the alleged attacker is reported to have attacked pepper sprayed a security guard before stabbing him, local media reports.

The alleged knifeman then reportedly chased a 10-year-old boy and stabbed him to death. He reportedly took a selfie with the boy's body in the background.

The alleged attacker then went on to injure two more students.

Emergency services, including police officers, stormed the area as the alleged attack was unfolding. Footage from the scene, shared on the messaging platform Telegram by SHOT, a Russian news outlet, show a large number of armed police officers.

As police swooped in, the alleged attacker is reported to have stormed a classroom and taken a hostage, before barricating himself into the room. The hostage was not harmed, it is reported.

Young people reportedly ran outside of the school without their coats in the freezing weather and hid by the entrance, as the school was evacuated.

Medical personnel also arrived at the scene to provide assistance to the casualties.

Security forces stormed the school arrested the alleged knifeman.

Moscow region governor Andrey Vorobyov, a close Vladimir Putin ally, said: “Today's crime in Odintsovo is a horrific, unimaginable act of cruelty.

“Every parent reading this news today fears for their child. It's impossible to imagine what the parents of the deceased boy are going through.

“We all mourn with them. Of course, we will offer any assistance we can.”

The official then pledged to “analyse everything that led to it and do everything we can to prevent it from happening again.”