A Russian colonel was blown up with a hell machine in St. Petersburg - video

An explosion occurred in southern Saint Petersburg, killing a Russian colonel. The device was attached to the car's underside and detonated as he exited a courtyard. The highway was temporarily closed due to the blast. Previously, on August 27, another explosion on the same road killed a lieutenant colonel, although his wife survived. In that incident, a 24-year-old Russian woman is suspected of carrying out the attack and fled to Turkey afterward.

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