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| 1 killed, several injured in blast at local FSB HQ in Russia’s north | |
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| A blast has occurred at the headquarters of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in the northern city of Arkhangelsk. The suspected perpetrator has succumbed to injuries and three more people are in the hospital. | |
| Russia’s national anti-terrorism committee (NAC) has confirmed the incident, but said the motive behind it is not yet known. | |
| Local Governor Igor Orlov told reporters that an unknown device went off and its type is being determined. He also elaborated on the number of casualties. | Local Governor Igor Orlov told reporters that an unknown device went off and its type is being determined. He also elaborated on the number of casualties. |
| “Three are in hospital. There is one dead, the person is being identified,” Orlov said. | |
| NAC clarified that the person killed in the blast was the one who carried and detonated the explosive device. The three wounded are FSB employees, it added. | |
| “According to preliminary information, the person who entered the building took out of the bag an unidentified object, which after a while exploded in his hands, causing him fatal injuries,” the committee said in a statement. | |
| The building was reportedly evacuated and a nearby road blocked following the explosion. |