Unexploded Grenade Found in Volgograd Station

World | December 29, 2013, Sunday // 18:43
Bulgaria: Unexploded Grenade Found in Volgograd Station Photo by EPA/BGNES

Russian police have found an unexploded grenade at the scene of Volgograd’s train station terrorist attack on Sunday.

“When specialists were examining the site of the blast, they found an unexploded F-1 grenade, which was rendered harmless”, said Investigations Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin, quoted by ITAR-TASS.

Earlier it was revealed that the bomb used by the Volgograd suicide bomber was equivalent to at least 10 kg of TNT. The explosive core was covered with metal fragments to make the bomb more deadly.

So far, 16 people have been confirmed dead, while at least 45 were injured.

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Tags: Volgograd, suicide bomber, terrorist attack, Investigations Committee

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