An explosion occurred in the center of Rostov-on-Don

An explosion occurred in the center of Rostov-on-Don. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source in the law enforcement agencies of the region.

According to preliminary data, the explosion occurred next to one of the schools. “The device detonated during cleaning the territory a janitor, the man was injured,” the agency’s interlocutors explained.

Now the school is closed, its territory has been cordoned off. As the source of RIA Novosti said, the man picked up a suspicious object that exploded in his hands.

TASS reports that the explosion occurred at about 7:00 Moscow time in the area of ​​Socialist Street. A homemade explosive device was exploded in the hands of the victim, disguised as a flashlight.

Later on April 6, the Investigative Committee stated that in connection with the explosion in Rostov-on-Don, a criminal case was opened under two articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: on attempted murder committed by a generally hazardous way and illegal turnover of explosives or explosive devices. The UK confirmed that due to the explosion of an object similar to a flashlight, a 46-year-old man was injured.