Russian colonel killed in car explosion in St. Petersburg

Source: Fontanka

A car exploded in St. Petersburg’s Shushary district, killing a Russian colonel who was behind the wheel. The blast occurred on Kolpinskoye Highway.

The explosive device had been attached to the underside of the car and detonated as the colonel was pulling out of a courtyard, according to the St. Petersburg-based news outlet Fontanka. The serviceman died.

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Traffic on Kolpinskoye Highway near the blast site has been shut down.

A car carrying a lieutenant colonel and his wife exploded on Kolpinskoye Highway on August 27. The serviceman died. His wife survived. An explosive device had been attached to the underside of the car. Fontanka, a St. Petersburg-based news outlet, citing sources, reported that a 24-year-old Russian woman who left for Turkey after the blast is suspected of planting the bomb in the car. Law enforcement agencies have not officially commented on the progress of the investigation.

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