Blast in Russian military academy injures 3 students

MOSCOW

Three students of a military academy are injured in a blast in Saint Petersburg, Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

An unidentified shell-less item exploded at about 1030GTM in one of the Mozhaysky Military-Space Academy halls, the ministry said in a statement.

The wounded students were provided with medical assistance, and they don’t bear life-threatening injuries, it added.

The statement also said the academy officials, as well as special and emergency are conducting at the scene.