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People Injured in Blast at St. Petersburg Military Academy - Russian MoD

A criminal investigation into an attempted murder was opened on Tuesday following an explosion at the Mozhaysky Military in St. Petersburg, the Russian Investigative Committee said.
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"In connection with the incident in the Mozhaysky Academy in St. Petersburg, the Russian Investigative Committee's military investigation directorate for strategic missile forces opened a criminal investigation… into attempted murder of two or more persons in a generally dangerous manner," the investigators said.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, three people have been injured as a result of the explosion.

"At about 1:30 p.m. [10:30 GMT], in St. Petersburg, an unidentified unshelled object exploded in one of the offices of the administrative building of the Mozhaysky Military and Space Academy," the ministry said in a press release.

The ministry further added that all of the injured had already received medical care and their lives were out of danger.

Earlier in the day, a representative of the regional emergency services reported about four cadets been injured as a result of the blast.

A.F. Mozhaysky's Military-Space Academy in St. Petersburg is one of the largest military education establishments in Russia. 

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