Main points
- A grenade exploded in a lounge bar in Ryazan, killing one person and injuring five.
- The grenade was allegedly brought in by an 18-year-old boy who believed it was a fake; it exploded in his hand, severing a limb.
- The victims were hospitalized, one is in intensive care, and the deceased was one of the boy’s friends.
- The incident occurred near the Malina shopping center, which was evacuated after the explosion.
Grenade exploded in Russian lounge bar / Photo by Russian media
Information about an explosion in a lounge bar in the Russian city of Ryazan has spread online. Local media reports that there were casualties and deaths as a result of the incident.
The guy allegedly detonated a grenade indoors, Channel 24 reported, citing Russian media.
Explosion in Ryazan
At first it was reported that the explosion occurred in the Malina shopping center in Ryazan, but it turned out that the incident occurred in a lounge bar nearby. At the same time, the shopping center was evacuated.
As a result of the explosion in the establishment, people were carried out on stretchers from the Game Loft lounge bar. At present , one person is known to have died and five injured. Russian journalists have reported the details of the incident.
An 18-year-old guy brought a grenade to a bar in Ryazan. He was sure it was a fake and wanted to show it to his friends. The grenade exploded in his hand, and his limb was torn off, the media reported.
The relevant services were working at the scene: watch the video of witnesses
The victims were taken to hospital: watch the video of eyewitnesses
It is known that the victim is now in intensive care, doctors are fighting for his life. One of the guy's friends died on the spot. Two more young people received shrapnel wounds, they were hospitalized.
In total , four people were hospitalized in moderate condition.
One of the local Telegram channels stated that the grenade was detonated by a hookah master who brought it with him to his work shift.
