Shchelkovo Highway police station attack

2016 Shchelkovo Highway police station attack
Part of Terrorism in Russia and Islamic terrorism in Europe
Shchelkovo Highway
LocationBalashikha, Shchelkovskoye highway, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Date17 August 2016 (UTC+03:00)
TargetTraffic police officers
WeaponsGuns and axes
Deaths1 (+ 2 attackers)
Injured1
PerpetratorUthman Mardalov and Salim Israilov
MotiveIslamic extremism

On 17 August 2016, two armed men with axes and firearms attacked the traffic police station on Shchelkovskoye highway near Moscow. Both the attackers were shot dead by police.