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Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in an attack allegedly from an improvised explosive device that also injured 30 Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in an attack allegedly from an improvised explosive device that also injured 32
A café in the historical center of the Russian city of St. Petersburg was rocked by an explosion on Sunday that killed prominent war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky and injured 30 people. According to emergency services, an improvised explosive device was detonated in the café. RT has gathered what is known about the incident so far. A café in the historical center of the Russian city of St. Petersburg was rocked by an explosion on Sunday that killed prominent war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky and injured 32 people. According to emergency services, an improvised explosive device was detonated in the café. RT has gathered what is known about the incident so far.
An explosion hit the ‘Street Bar 1’ café in St. Petersburg on Sunday. One person was killed on the spot while 24 of the victims were hospitalized with various injuries, some in critical condition, according to the health ministry. The deceased was identified as a prominent Russian war correspondent, Vladlen Tatarsky. An explosion hit the ‘Street Bar 1’ café in St. Petersburg on Sunday. One person was killed on the spot while at least 24 of the victims were hospitalized with various injuries, some in critical condition, according to the health ministry. The deceased was identified as a prominent Russian war correspondent, Vladlen Tatarsky.
A video that caught the moment of the blast showed a detonation wave so powerful that it caused the café’s façade to collapse, with 15 square meters of the glazing destroyed. TASS reported, citing emergency services, that the suspected improvised explosive device was equivalent to around 200 grams of TNT and was packed with shrapnel.A video that caught the moment of the blast showed a detonation wave so powerful that it caused the café’s façade to collapse, with 15 square meters of the glazing destroyed. TASS reported, citing emergency services, that the suspected improvised explosive device was equivalent to around 200 grams of TNT and was packed with shrapnel.
Another video, apparently captured by a street surveillance camera, showed a woman entering the venue with a box.