MOSCOW, April 23 (Itar-Tass) — Moscow Tagansky court judge Yelena Ivanova who considers the case of the Pussy Riot punk group members, has been attacked in the court building, a court source told Itar-Tass.

A man came to the judge and began to utter threats to her. The judge pressed an alarm button and asked for help, court press secretary Ksenia Lyapina said.

The offender had an ax. It was seized from him.