Teen detained after reported attack on Moscow ambulance crew

Lenta.ru reported that the young man was taken to a psychiatric hospital; information about the suspected motive remains preliminary.

Lenta.ru reported, citing a law-enforcement source, that a teenager who attacked an ambulance crew with a knife in Moscow had been detained. The outlet said the young man was taken to a psychiatric hospital.

Preliminary information said he feared medical workers would take his mother away. The woman was also taken to a specialized institution. Earlier reports said the 17-year-old had attacked a medical orderly and a paramedic.