Gunman kills two at cathedral in Russia

[Warren Stupidity]

Moscow: A gunman opened fire on worshipers at a Russian Orthodox cathedral on Sakhalin Island off Russia’s Pacific coast, killing a nun and a parishioner in an attack that rattled nerves across the vast Russian federation.

The gunman’s motives were unknown, and investigators at the scene said the suspect, who was in custody, would be subjected to a mental health evaluation, Rossiya-24 television said in its report from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the island republic’s capital.

Sakhalin Island is more than 4000 miles (6400 km) from the Black Sea resort of Sochi, where Russia is hosting the Winter Olympic Games amid intense security fears. Sochi is just west of the restive Caucasus Mountains region where Islamic separatists have been fighting Russian repression of their religion and culture and have vowed to disrupt the prestigious sporting event to embarrass the Kremlin.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/gunman-kills-two-at-cathedral-in-russia-20140210-hvbr5.html#ixzz2srLL7sYP

[hrmjustin]

1. God rest their souls!