Several people have been injured after an explosive device detonated at an Orthodox school near Moscow.
Russian authorities suspect that an 18-year-old former student had blown himself up outside the buildings using a homemade device.
At least 10 people — including a 15-year-old student — were injured, authorities have said on Telegram.
The suspected bomber has reportedly survived the blast and is currently in intensive care.
The explosion occurred at a school attached to an Orthodox Vladychny convent in Serpukhov, 105 kilometres outside of the Russian capital.
Staff and students have been evacuated from the scene on Monday morning, the interior ministry for the Moscow region said in a statement. The motive for the incident has not been revealed.
Russia’s Investigative Committee said it had opened an investigation into attempted murder and illegal circulation of explosives
Russian media reports suggest that the teenager may have been motivated by hatred of the teachers and nuns.
Tass news agency has said he was planning an attack during morning prayers, but his explosive device went off at the entrance to the monastery.
Attacks in schools are rare in Russia, but recent school shootings have led Russian President Vladimir Putin to call for weapons laws to be tightened.
In September, a student killed six people and wounded dozens on a university campus in the Urals city of Perm.
Four months earlier, a 19-year-old opened fire in his old school in the central city of Kazan, killing nine people.
