[Russia] - Murmansk Governor Discharged From Hospital After Knife Attack

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Murmansk region Governor Andrei Chibissaid Friday that he was discharged from the hospital after undergoing surgery for wounds he received
from a knife attack last week.Chibis washospitalized on April 4 after being stabbed in the stomach in the Arctic town of Apatity following a
meeting with residents
Chibis wrote on the messaging app Telegram, sharing a photo of himself and his wife.The 45-year-old regional leader said he was recovering
serve as acting governor of Murmansk during his recovery, the Murmansk regional government said.Armed attacks on public officials are rare
in Russia
The last time a regional head faced an attack was in 2009 when the former head of the republic of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, was
wounded in a suicide bombing.