There was an explosion in a bus on Ligovsky Avenue in St. Petersburg

In St. Petersburg on Ligovsky Prospekt there was an explosion in a bus. This was reported on November 24 by TV channel "78".

"At 19:20 during the movement in the bus number 26 exploded the receiver of the pneumatic system, which was on top in a plastic container," - stated on the website of the portal.

As a result of the incident, a 60-year-old woman was injured. She was hospitalized with a closed craniocerebral injury and a laceration of the head.

Police officers are establishing the circumstances of the incident.

According to the portal, the conductor transferred all passengers to another bus, they left for free.

Earlier, on November 22, in a cafe in St. Petersburg disarmed a 43-year-old man who threatened to detonate a live grenade. The police received a call from a man about a bomb threat. He said that he had a live grenade in his hand with the pin pulled off. Police officers who arrived on the scene were able to fix the hand of the intruder, and then persuaded him to give the explosive object to the commander of the battalion PPSP. Later, explosion technicians confirmed that the intruder was trying to detonate an F-1 hand grenade. A criminal case was opened under Article 213 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Hooliganism"); it was reported that another criminal case would also be opened under Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Illegal circulation of weapons and ammunition").