At the place of explosion in Volgograd, April 27, 2020. Photo: https://bloknot-volgograd.ru/news/fotootchet-s-mesta-vzryva-granaty-v-avtomobile-69--1217584

28 April 2020, 01:50

Sources report man's death from grenade explosion in Volgograd

A grenade has exploded in a car parked in a street in Volgograd, killing a man, a source from the city's emergency services has preliminarily reported.

The blast occurred in the evening on April 27, explosion occurred in Khoroshev Street in the Dzerzhinsky District of Volgograd.

"According to preliminary information, a hand grenade has blown up in a car parked in the street. One person was wounded," an informed source told the "Interfax". According to another source, the owner of the car was killed, the "Interfax" has added, noting that the car was damaged with fragments.

The fact that, according to preliminary information, one person died in the grenade explosion was also confirmed by a source from the city emergency services, whose words are quoted the RIA "Novosti".

As a result of the explosive device triggered in a car in Volgograd, a pensioner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) was seriously wounded, the Channel Five has reported without mentioning its sources. According to the TV channel, the man was hospitalized into one of city hospitals in grave condition, and the explosion occurred when he opened the door of his car.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on April 27, 2020 at 07:56 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

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