Russia: grenade explodes at ministry in Syktyvkar, 20 injured

Turin, Jan. 16 (LaPresse) – Twenty people were injured in a grenade explosion at the headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Syktyvkar, in northwestern Russia. Investigators reported this in a statement, quoted by the Tass agency, adding that a suspect had been arrested. ” During the investigation, evidence emerged of abuse of power by one of the institute’s teachers, who activated a grenade during a scheduled lesson with students on January 15,“ the statement read. ”As a result, there was an explosion followed by a fire that engulfed flammable objects in the room, injuring 20 students at the center.”