Teenager injured in St. Petersburg explosion

Source: Xinhua| 2017-04-14 02:08:55|Editor: Tian Shaohui

RUSSIA-ST. PETERSBURG-EXPLOSION

Photo taken on April 13, 2017 and released by VK.com shows the site of an explosion near the local Chernyshevsky library in St. Petersburg, Russia. The explosion of an unknown device has injured a teenager in St. Petersburg on Thursday. Local media reported that a 17-year-old man picked an unknown device near the local Chernyshevsky library and tried to disassemble it. (Xinhua)

ST. PETERSBURG, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The explosion of an unknown device has injured a teenager in St. Petersburg on Thursday.

Local media report that a 17-year-old man picked an unknown device near the local Chernyshevsky library and tried to disassemble it.

According to preliminary information, the explosion caused traumatic amputation of one hand of the teenager. The victim has been receiving treatment in a hospital.

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