Forty people, including three children, have asked for medical help after an explosion in a cafe in St. Petersburg, the press service of the Russian Health Ministry reported on Tuesday, TASS reports.
"According to operational data, as a result of an explosion in a cafe in St. Petersburg, 40 people have sought medical help, including three children," the statement said.
According to the press service, 25 people remained in St. Petersburg’s hospitals. The condition of five of them is assessed as severe.
The cafe bombing occurred on April 2 during a meeting held by war blogger Maxim Fomin, known under the pen-name Vladlen Tatarsky. He died instantly.
