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10 Injured In Explosion At St. Petersburg Grocery Store

State-owned media says an improvised explosive device filled with shrapnel went off inside the store.

10 Injured In Explosion At St. Petersburg Grocery Store

Posted: 1:56 p.m. EST Dec 27, 2017

Russian authorities say 10 people are injured after an explosion in St. Petersburg. Investigators are already saying the blast was from a bomb.

The state-owned TASS news agency says the improvised explosive device filled with shrapnel went off near some lockers in a grocery store.

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