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Explosion rocks elite Russian military academy

An unidentified ‘object’ went off inside the prestigious Mozhaisky Academy in St Petersburg.

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An explosion in an elite military academy in Russia has wounded four people, officials said.

An unidentified explosive device went off in the prestigious Mozhaisky Academy in St Petersburg, which trains officers for the army’s missile defence unit, according to acting governor Alexander Beglov.

Russia’s top investigative body said it has launched a criminal inquiry into conspiracy to murder.

Cadets evacuate the academy
Cadets evacuate the academy (Dmitri Lovetsky/AP)

A local news website, Fontanka, reported that the blast was caused by an improvised explosive device with an equivalent of 200 grams of TNT.

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