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| Explosion in Russian McDonald's | Explosion in Russian McDonald's |
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| An explosion at a McDonald's restaurant in the Russian city of St Petersburg has injured at least six people, two of them children, reports say. | An explosion at a McDonald's restaurant in the Russian city of St Petersburg has injured at least six people, two of them children, reports say. |
| The cause of the blast was unclear, but police said their initial information suggested that it was caused by "an explosive device". | The cause of the blast was unclear, but police said their initial information suggested that it was caused by "an explosive device". |
| Howver, they said they were treating the incident as "hooliganism" rather than terrorism. | |
| The restaurant is on Nevsky Prospect, the main street in the city centre. | The restaurant is on Nevsky Prospect, the main street in the city centre. |
| Reports said a ceiling was partially destroyed by the blast, which occurred at about 2030 local time (1730 GMT). | Reports said a ceiling was partially destroyed by the blast, which occurred at about 2030 local time (1730 GMT). |
| Some windows were broken but no fire resulted from the blast. | Some windows were broken but no fire resulted from the blast. |
| Interfax news agency quoted interior ministry officials as saying the device contained the equivalent of about 200g of TNT, and had been placed under a table. | Interfax news agency quoted interior ministry officials as saying the device contained the equivalent of about 200g of TNT, and had been placed under a table. |
| One of the injured was a German tourist, media reports said. | One of the injured was a German tourist, media reports said. |
| Correspondents say such explosions are not uncommon in Russia, and there was a similar blast in a St Petersburg supermarket just last weekend. | Correspondents say such explosions are not uncommon in Russia, and there was a similar blast in a St Petersburg supermarket just last weekend. |