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Explosion at Russian military academy 'injures four'

An ambulance at the Mozhaysky Military Space Academy, April 2, 2019.
An ambulance at the Mozhaysky Military Space Academy, April 2, 2019. -  Copyright  REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
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The explosion took place at the Mozhaysky Military Space Academy in St Petersburg.

At least four people were injured on Tuesday after an unidentified object exploded in a Russian military academy, state media reported quoting Russia's defence ministry.

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The blast took place at the Mozhaysky Military Space Academy in St Peterburg, the country's second city.

"At about 1.30 p.m (10:30 GMT), in St Petersburg, an unidentified unshelled object exploded in one of the offices of the administrative building," Sputnik reported the Ministry of Defence as saying.

A journalist from the AFP news agency said the academy was being evacuated by emergency services which were blocking access to the site.

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