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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
At least 10 killed in blast at Crimea college in possible terror attack
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn explosive device killed 10 people and injured at least 50 others at a vocational college in Crimea this afternoon in what Russian officials are calling a possible terrorist attack.
The National Anti-Terrorism Committee says in a statement that the blast at the college, in the city of Kerch in eastern Crimea, was caused by an unidentified explosive device.
The committee’s spokesman Andrei Przhezdomsky says sappers are inspecting the building for other explosive devices.
The Tass news agency reports that most of the victims were students, quoting local ombudswoman Lyudmila Lubina.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, tells reporters that officials are looking into a possible terrorist attack.
— AP
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