An 18-year-old former student broke into the Orthodox school he had attended in a convent in Serpukhov, 100 kilometers south of Moscow, and detonated a rudimentary device, injuring seven children. Local authorities report it.
One of the injured children, a 15-year-old, was hospitalized for injuries to his limbs, while the conditions of the other six are not a cause for concern. “An 18-year-old graduate of this educational institution entered the premises of the Orthodox gymnasium of the Vvedenskij Vladychnij convent and blew himself up”, the ministry said in a statement.
The bomber was identified as Vladislav Struzhenkov: he detonated a rudimentary device and was himself severely hit by the explosion, losing a leg.
“According to preliminary information, the former student had planned to detonate the homemade bomb during morning prayers but it exploded at the school entrance,” the source said, noting that the religious service was taking place in the church. ‘school building. According to what was reconstructed by the investigators, the perpetrator of the attack had had a clash with the students and teachers of the school.
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