Blast in St. Petersburg military academy injures 7 soldiers
Published : 17 May 2024, 23:40
Seven soldiers were injured after a World War II-era munition exploded in the Military Academy of the Signal Corps in St. Petersburg on Friday, Russia's Leningrad Military District said, reported Xinhua.
The explosion occurred during the cleaning of one of the basement premises, when people unloaded garbage into a container, the district's press office said.
A 76-millimeter World War II-era munition "arbitrarily detonated," the press office said.
The wounded have been taken to the Defense Ministry's health facility, according to the press office.
Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov has denied that the incident was terrorist-related.
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