Russia: Explosion in St. Petersburg supermarket injures at least 4

cbs ^ | 12/27/2017

[BenLurkin]

...Investigative Committee of Russia, said a device containing the equivalent of 200 grams of TNT went off on Wednesday. Russian news agencies said the blast occurred at a storage area for customers' bags. 

No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion at the market in the city's northwest Kalininsky district. 

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Petrenko said the blast was "an attempt to kill two or more persons in a generally dangerous way."

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In April, a suicide bombing in the St. Petersburg's subway left 16 people dead and wounded more than 50.In April, a suicide bombing in the St. Petersburg's subway left 16 people dead and wounded more than 50. 

[WayneS]

That’s about 7 ounces of TNT.

[WayneS]

Petrenko said the blast was "an attempt to kill two or more persons in a generally dangerous way."

As opposed to killing two or more persons in a safe way...

[BenLurkin]

Sounds like a goodly amount to me, but don’t have any experience working with it.

[C210N]

"...an attempt to kill two or more persons in a generally dangerous way."

There should be a law to ensure that two or more persons can only be killed in generally safe ways.

[Buckeye McFrog]

"an attempt to kill two or more persons in a generally dangerous way."

What would be the safe way to do this?

[BenLurkin]

I left that in the excerpt because it is such a piquant turn of phrase.

[DIRTYSECRET]

You mean they got the same thing over there? Vlad may just need the Dealmaker.

[IronJack]

"an attempt to kill two or more persons in a generally dangerous way."

As opposed to an attempt to kill two or more persons in a specifically dangerous way.

Or in a generally safe way ...

[robroys woman]

So, a little bit bigger than a cherry bomb?

[robroys woman]

What would be the safe way to do this?

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Drone strike?

[Red Badger]

Poison..................

[jjotto]

If you consider an old-fashioned hand grenade “a little bit bigger than a cherry bomb”.

[Red Badger]

They have Safeways in Russia?...............

[Joe 6-pack]

If I had to guess, I would say the language, “generally,” is for a random act of terror as opposed to an act specifically targeting specific individuals.

[WayneS]

Quite a bit bigger. But, while I would not want 7 ounces of TNT to explode in or near my pocket, I do doubt it resulted in a “huge” explosion.

Here is a link to a Dept. of Homeland Security “Stand-off Chart” for various amounts of explosives:

http://regulationspolicies.usf.edu/policies-and-procedures/pdfs/policy-6-002-bomb-threat-stand-off-chart-a.pdf

[WayneS]

I know. I was just making a joke.

[robroys woman]

The smallest one there, requiring only 70 feet distance for safety is five lbs of TNT. 7 oz is puny compared to that.

[digger48]

One stick of dynamite.

Won’t blow out a stump, but would make a big bang

[ColdOne]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5215749/At-four-people-injured-blast-St-Petersburg.html

pics at link.