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Blast caused by drone makes crater in center of Russian town, two hurt: Report
An explosion on Sunday that hurt two people and created a crater in the center of the town of Kireyevsk in Russia's Tula region was caused by a drone, the TASS news agency quoted law enforcement as saying.
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Two people suffered shrapnel wounds following an explosion on Sunday in the town of Kireyevsk, around 220 kilometer (140 miles) south of Moscow, the TASS news agency cited emergency services as saying earlier.
Three residential buildings were also damaged following the explosion, a regional security agency said.
“The explosion sounded at 1519 (1219 GMT). Two victims, born in 2002 and 2006, have shrapnel wounds. Emergency services are on the scene,” TASS quoted a local emergency services representative as saying.
“There is a crater. This explosion was in the heart of the city,” the representative added.
The representative said the injuries were not life threatening and that investigators were working at the site.
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