The Moscow FSB headquarters shooting took place on the evening of 19 December 2019 near the headquarters of

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(FSB) in the center of

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. 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

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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

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was at a festive concert dedicated to this day, and the shooting also came hours after Putin's annual

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. According to preliminary data, the attacker was alone, and his name was Yevgeny Manyurov, 39, who was from a small town near Moscow. Due to the inconsistency of the special services, the shooting continued after Manyurov was killed; this may have led to additional casualties. Soon after the shooting, there was report that the attacker "was shouting slogans typical of

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", but in his apartment,

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of the NOD movement, known for its provocations against the opposition, was found, along with indications that he was a member of a

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group called the Ethnic National Union. The

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opened a criminal investigation into an attempt on the life of a

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officer.

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