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10 Injured in a Blast at a Supermarket in Russia’s St Petersburg

A criminal case on the grounds of attempted murder has been registered by the St Petersburg police.

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A blast ripped through a supermarket in the Russian city of St Petersburg on 27 December, Wednesday, injuring several shoppers, Russian news agencies reported.

Nobody was killed in the explosion, but at least four people were hospitalised and there were unconfirmed reports of a further 10 people being injured.

The cause of the blast was not immediately known, but Russian news agencies reported that investigators had opened a criminal case on the grounds of attempted murder.

(This is a developing story. More details awaited.)

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