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Russian colonel killed in car explosion in Saint Petersburg

First reported by Tert.am: Yesterday, 10:10

Updated 14:17, 17 sources

World. Photo: minnesotainjury.com, cropped
Photo: minnesotainjury.com, cropped

On the morning of November 12, a car exploded near Kolpinskoye Highway in Saint Petersburg, killing the Russian Armed Forces colonel who was at the wheel. According to Fontanka, the explosive device had been attached to the car and was detonated remotely as the colonel drove out of the courtyard. According to a source cited by Izvestia, a criminal case has been opened into the death. The name of the deceased has not been released.

Coverage timeline

First to report: Tert.am10:10Opposition

Pro-government 3 / 6 First: Public Radio of Armenia, 36 min later
Balanced 5 / 14 First: Azatutyun (RFE/RL), 22 min later
Opposition 8 / 21 First: Tert.am, 10:10

Foreign outlets: 1, first: Sputnik Armenia, 10:59

  1. Tert.am (Opposition)
  2. News.am (Opposition)
  3. Azatutyun (RFE/RL) (Balanced)
  4. Infocom (Balanced)
  5. Radar Armenia (Balanced)
  6. Factor (Balanced)
  7. 1in.am (Balanced)
  8. Mediahub (Opposition)
  9. Armlur / Joghovurd (Opposition)
  10. Public Radio of Armenia (Pro-government)
  11. 5th Channel (Opposition)
  12. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  13. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  14. Hraparak (Opposition)
  15. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  16. Livenews.am (Opposition)
  17. Civic.am (Pro-government)

All sources

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