News Highlights: Week of January 5th – Gallant Technologies

News Highlights: Week of January 5th


                            

"Blast rips through supermarket in Russia's St. Petersburg, 10 hurt"

Last Wednesday, an explosion occurred in a supermarket in St. Petersburg, Russia, injuring 10 people. The explosion had a force equivalent to 200 grams of TNT and was caused by a homemade bomb that had been stored in a public locker area. The immediate motive of the attack is unknown. 

From Reuters News. Full story here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-blast/blast-rips-through-supermarket-in-russias-st-petersburg-10-hurt-idUSKBN1EL1DF

Update: "Suspect detained in market explosion in St. Petersburg, Russia"

An unnamed person has been identified and detained by Russia's Federal Security Service.

Full story at: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/12/30/Suspect-detained-in-market-explosion-in-St-Petersburg-Russia/9431514657819/