
The Investigative Committee revealed the details of the incident in St. Petersburg on Vasilyevsky Island on Odoevsky Street, where an explosion occurred on the eve, as a result of which a teenager was injured. According to the department, the 17-year-old 1st year student of one of the local universities himself manufactured an explosive device.
"On the fact of injury to a teenager as a result of an explosion of a homemade explosive device by the investigating authorities of the State Medical University of the IC of Russia in the city of St. Petersburg, a criminal case was instituted on the grounds of a crime under Part 1 of Article 222.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal circulation of explosives or explosive devices)," the press release of the UK said.
The department emphasized that the young man, carried away by chemistry, himself made an explosive device. SK employees have already examined the scene, interrogated eyewitnesses, relatives of the victim and his acquaintances. At the student’s place of residence, a search was also conducted, during which "objects and documents relevant to the investigation of the criminal case" were seized.
The Investigative Committee also explained that the teenager is still in the hospital. Investigative actions will begin only when the state of health of the victim allows, the department emphasized.
The explosion thundered on Thursday, April 13, between the house 27 on Odoevsky Street and the house 4 on Kim Avenue. The explosive device worked in the hands of a teenager. The wounded was delivered to the children's hospital N2 St. Mary Magdalene. According to eyewitnesses, the young man "raised something near the library," after which there was an explosion.
Later, Fontanka journalists specified that the explosion of the unidentified device occurred "while trying to analyze it", the injured - student of the St. Petersburg State Technology Institute Andrei K.
According to Life, Andrei K. born in 1999 studied at a chemist, in social networks he published photos with chemical experiments conducted by him, and chemical formulas on Instagram. The young man was also signed by several publics on the VKontakte social network dedicated to chemistry.
A few hours before the explosion, Andrei posted on his page on the VKontakte social network a post with a musical selection: "I just remind you that immortality is curable. Well, a Songrand in honor of the best day."
In the public DTP and PE | St. Petersburg | Peter Online | St. Petersburg "on VKontakte social networks, it was reported that injuries of the victim were more serious than the media wrote:" The left brush was torn off, the right brush is half. The boy is 17-18 years old. The face also hurt, numerous wounds. "