The man, identified as a 19-year-old student of a local medical college, burst into the shul last Friday evening and demanded a meeting with the rabbi.

The man appeared to be intoxicated and wielded a broken glass bottle. When synagogue security tried to stop him he escaped and attempted to strike people inside the synagogue with his weapon. The attacker was wrestled down and handed over to police.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

According to local police, the man said he was inspired to act by the Jan. 11 stabbing incident at a Moscow synagogue, RIA-Novosti reported.