December 29, 2011 - 09:28 AMT
Suicide attempt made in Russian presidential administration building

An employee of the State Courier Service shot himself in the building of the Russian Presidential Administration in Moscow.

Alexey Aleksanochkin, 33, was discovered by his colleagues early on Thursday, December 29. The man was taken to hospital in a critical condition. In the morning the courier died without regaining consciousness.

The reasons that motivated the man to commit suicide have not been reported, according to RIA Novosti.