MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A security guard at Moscow Choral Synagogue was injured Saturday in a shooting and arson attempt on the building, a source in the Russian law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti.
A man armed with a gun and a canister of gas broke into the synagogue, wounded the guard and threatened to burn the place down, the source said. He man was detained by police.
A synagogue staffer confirmed the incident, adding that he did not know if anyone aside from the guard has been wounded.
The incident took place on Shabbat, Judaism's day of rest.