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Diffused Bomb in St. Petersburg Metro Contained Charge of 1 Kg of TNT

© AFP 2023 / Ruslan SHAMUKOVPolice officers guard the area at the entrance to Technological Institute metro station in Saint Petersburg on April 3, 2017
Police officers guard the area at the entrance to Technological Institute metro station in Saint Petersburg on April 3, 2017 - Sputnik International
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A local law enforcement source told Sputnik that an explosive device found at the Ploshchad Vosstania metro station in St. Petersburg and destroyed by a bomb squad contained a charge of one kilogram of TNT.

General view of emergency services attending the scene outside Sennaya Ploshchad metro station, following explosions in two train carriages in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 3, 2017 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — An explosive device found at the Ploshchad Vosstania metro station in St. Petersburg and destroyed by a bomb squad contained a charge of one kilogram of TNT, a local law enforcement source told Sputnik on Monday.

"The bomb that was destroyed, had a power equivalent of one kilogram of TNT, it was clearly a self-made device that is frequently used by terrorists or 'inadequate' citizens," the source said.

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