Seven hurt in knife rampage in Russia, attacker shot dead

YouTube footage showed a cop kneeling above a a black-clad man in Russia

At least seven persons were injured in a knife attack in the Russian city of Surgut on Saturday, officials said.

The man, who apparently stabbed passersby on the street at random, was shot dead by police. The attack happened at about 11.20 am. An earlier statement said eight people had been wounded, but that was later revised to seven, BBC reported.

The injured were taken to hospital and two of them were in a critical condition, the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Hundreds gathered to mourn the Turku attack. Pics/AFP

Russia's Investigations Committee said it had identified the attacker and was checking his psychological history. He was a local resident born in 1994, it said. No motive has been established yet, police sources informed.

The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility the attack. "The executor of the stabbing operation in the city of Surgut in Russia is a soldier of the Islamic State," Amaq said in a statement, after the group had also claimed responsibility for attacks in Spain on Thursday that left 14 dead.