A teenager caused an explosion at a branch of Russelkhozbank near Babushkinskaya metro station in Moscow. The building’s windows were shattered and one person – the suspect himself – was injured. The young man filmed what was happening on his phone, on the instructions of scammers from Ukraine. The main thing in this incident is in the material “Moscow Evening”.
How did the explosion happen?
The accident occurred at around 4:50 pm on March 19, near Babushkinskaya metro station in northeastern Moscow. An unknown person poured a flammable liquid and set fire to one of the ATMs at the Russelkhozbank branch on Menzhinsky Street. This led to an explosion.
The blast wave hit Windows and glass in doors jar. The building’s roof also partially collapsed, but there were no reports of damage to the supporting structures. There was no fire either.
So far, only one victim has been identified, the suicide bomber himself. He was taken to hospital with burns to 18 percent of his body and injuries caused by shrapnel. Eyewitnesses saw him running out of the bank building, but the explosion wave was still hitting him. No Rosselkhozbank employees or customers were harmed; The operation of the branch on Menginsky Street was temporarily suspended until the investigation was completed and the consequences were removed.
Emergency services are currently at the scene, and the area near the bank has been cordoned off. An investigation into the explosion has begun Criminal case Under the articles “riot” and “intentional destruction or damage to property.”
What is known about demolition?
The suicide bomber is believed to be a 15-year-old teenager who lives on the same street as the Rosselkhozbank branch. The police reported that the young man was arrested, but due to the injuries he sustained, the student was taken to the hospital.
“My colleagues in the capital arrested a man who committed illegal acts at the headquarters of a bank on Minzhinsky Street,” she said. The official representative of the Ministry of Interior Irina Volk.
During questioning, the teenager said he had acted out In the direction of scammers. According to eyewitnesses, before the explosion, the young man walked near the bank for about 10 minutes and spoke with someone on the phone. He then went inside and set the ATM on fire, then ran outside and started working Film what’s happening On video.
Although the teenager was injured in the explosion, he still tried to escape from the crime scene. The young man was quickly found and arrested.
Little is known about the suspect. His parents work in a store Order pickersHe also has an older brother. The detained teenager is fond of computer games – the guy loves to play Roblox.
Crimes carried out by fraudsters
This is not the first time teens and young adults have committed crimes under the guidance of scammers. A week ago, a 15-year-old teenager set fire to two gas stations in the village of Onovrevo, Moscow Region, and the village of Pionersky. In both cases, the gas station equipment was completely burned. The young man was quickly found and detained. He explained during interrogation that he was following the instructions of some curators.
On March 7, another 16-year-old came to a VTB bank branch in Krasnogorsk near Moscow, doused the room with fuel and set it on fire. The result was an explosion that severely damaged the doors and the ATM area. This time no one was hurt and the suspect was arrested. He also acted under the influence of telephone scammers.
Sometimes such crimes lead to more tragic consequences. On March 13, 20-year-old soccer player Daniil Sekach stabbed and robbed a Moscow resident in her own apartment. He acted on the instructions of fraudsters who presented themselves as intelligence officers and threatened him with criminal charges. The victim’s 16-year-old daughter allowed the killer into the house. The girl was also under the influence of phone scammers and believed that Sekach was an FSB officer.
Then another such incident occurred in Moscow. The scammers convinced the 20-year-old student that she was now an independent intelligence officer and needed to eliminate the foreign agent. The “foreign agent” turns out to be a random capital pensioner. The girl came to the victim’s apartment, and when she opened the door, she pepper-sprayed the woman in the face and tried to hit her in the head with a hammer. The tragedy was averted – the pensioner’s relatives present in the apartment stopped the student.