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| Explosions heard in St. Pete apartment block cordoned off by Special Forces – reports | |
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| At least two explosions have been heard in a residential building in St. Petersburg cordoned off by National Guard and security forces, local media reported. They were followed by plumes of smoke, witnesses added. | At least two explosions have been heard in a residential building in St. Petersburg cordoned off by National Guard and security forces, local media reported. They were followed by plumes of smoke, witnesses added. |
| Photos on social media show dozens of police cars and heavily-armed officers around the building. | Photos on social media show dozens of police cars and heavily-armed officers around the building. |
| The officers haven’t evacuated the building, witnesses told Fontanka media outlet, adding that officers aren’t letting anyone into the building either. | |
| “Small groups of Special Forces are emerging from the entrance, while others go inside,” a witness told Fontanka. | |
| An official from Federal Security Service told RIA Novosti the agency is conducting an operation to detain suspected North Caucasus militants. | An official from Federal Security Service told RIA Novosti the agency is conducting an operation to detain suspected North Caucasus militants. |
| The operation is underway in an apartment block “to detain individuals who are on a federal wanted list and are accused of taking part in illegal armed gangs in the North Caucasus region,” the local FSB press service said, as cited by TASS. | The operation is underway in an apartment block “to detain individuals who are on a federal wanted list and are accused of taking part in illegal armed gangs in the North Caucasus region,” the local FSB press service said, as cited by TASS. |
| Photos on local media depict people in chemical protection suits on two balconies. |