Blast wounds 4 at Russian military school
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A BLAST caused by an unidentified explosive device has wounded four at a military academy in Russia鈥檚 northwestern city of Saint Petersburg, the country鈥檚 Investigative Committee said.
鈥淎ccording to preliminary information, four servicemen received various injuries,鈥 it said in a statement, adding that the injuries are not life-threatening.
Earlier, the Russian defense ministry said three people were wounded in the blast yesterday night.
鈥淎n explosion of an unidentified explosive device took place around 1:30pm in Saint Petersburg in staff premises of an administrative building at the Mozhaisky academy,鈥 the ministry said in a statement cited by agencies.
It described the device as lacking casing, meaning that it was not a military device such as a mortar shell.
鈥淓veryone is alive,鈥 Saint Petersburg鈥檚 Acting Governor Alexander Belov told the media.
鈥淭hree people are injured, one is lightly injured,鈥 Belov said, without clarifying whether that made the total number of wounded three or four.
The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into the incident, saying it was working to establish 鈥渢he origin of the detonated object.鈥
The TASS news agency reported that military prosecutors were inspecting the site.
A cadet who gave her name only as Natalya said 鈥渆veryone is being evacuated.鈥 She added that 鈥渋t looked like something exploded on the first floor鈥 but said she did not have any more information.
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