In the center of Rivne, a homemade explosive device detonated in a car in the afternoon, injuring the driver and passenger. The National Police and the SBU are working at the scene, according to the Main Department of the National Police in the Rivne region, reports UNN.
Details
According to the police, an explosion occurred in the center of Rivne. The incident is classified as a terrorist act. It was preliminarily established that a homemade explosive device detonated in the car.
The car exploded today, March 20, at about 13:40 on Kyivska Street. As a result of the explosion, the driver and passenger were injured and hospitalized. Police explosives experts examined the area. An investigative team worked at the scene
It is noted that SBU investigators have launched a pre-trial investigation under Art. 258 (terrorist act) and Art. 263 (illegal handling of weapons, ammunition or explosives) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Comprehensive measures are underway to establish all the circumstances of the explosion and the persons involved.
Reminder
In the Podilskyi district of Kyiv, a 39-year-old man opened fire in an office, shot a female employee, and then committed suicide on the bridge by jumping into the Dnipro.