(17 Sep 1999) Russian/Nat XFA
VOICED BY PHILLIPA MEAGHER
A deadly building explosion in a nine-storey St. Petersburg apartment building has left two people dead and three others injured.
Early signs suggested it was an accident involving natural gas, but police later said they had found signs of an explosive device.
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Another deadly explosion in Russia.
A blast ripping through a nine-storey apartment block.
According to the emergency services, the explosive device was planted on the seventh floor.
The subsequent fire damaging apartments on the sixth and the eighth floor.
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The explosion left two people dead and dozens of residents injured.
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SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"We were standing on the other side of the road when we saw them (two dead victims) falling down. Everything was already on fire. They fell off their balcony."
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Although bomb blasts are often a method for Russian businessmen and criminals to sort out their problems, residents say most occupants were law-abiding.
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SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"I cannot describe you how scary it was. It was very scary. We did not understand what has happened. At first, I thought it was a gas explosion, but it did not smell like gas.
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Experts from the domestic security service were working at the scene to establish the exact nature of the blast.
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