St. Petersburg: Grenade attack on halal-food shop

St. Petersburg: Grenade attack on halal-food shop


St. Petersburg police say two people were wounded in an attack on a Muslim halal-food store near the city's central mosque today, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.


A man and woman working at the shop were injured when a grenade was thrown inside the store. They were hospitalized with serious injuries.


The attackers, who were described as young men, escaped.


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The St. Petersburg food store where two young men detonated a grenade earlier on Wednesday could have been a religiously motivated attack, a law enforcement source told Interfax.


"This shop is located 30 meters from the mosque's gates and sells halal food products," the source said.

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Sources: RFE/RL, Interfax (English)