This photo taken with a mobile phone shows a gate of the Military Academy of the Signal Corps following a blast, in St. Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2024. 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. (Xinhua/An Xiaomeng)
ST. PETERSBURG, May 17 (Xinhua) -- 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.
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. ■
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows ambulances parking near the Military Academy of the Signal Corps in St. Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2024. 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. (Xinhua/An Xiaomeng)
