Explosion at bar wounds 8 in Kharkov -- UPDATED
2014-11-10
Posted by: badanov
Corrected with additional data on the date of the explosion.
A bomb detonated at a bar in the Ukrainian oblast of Kharkov Saturday night, according to a Russian language report.
According to the report, the bomb exploded at around 2200 hrs (MSK) at the Stena indoor cafe on Rymarska street in Kharkov city while it was filled with patrons.
A witness at the bar said that an unindentified individual left a package next to the bar, which presumably detonated.
The bar manager, identified as Mikail Ozerov told a reporter at the scene that his establishment is used as a collection point for supplies for the Ukrainian police operation in the Donbas, and to help Donbas refugees settle elsewhere in Ukraine. Ozerov said he considered the attack to be an act of terrorism.
Kharkov has an anti Ukrainian guerrilla group operating in the region.
Chris Covert writes about foreign military issues for Rantburg.com. He can be reached at grurkka@gmail.com
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