A representative of the department confirmed the fact of the incident on the October Embankment.
"Riot police officers of the State Guard of the Rosgvardia in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region left for the site in order to investigate the scene of the incident, establish the causes and examine the territory for the presence of other dangerous objects," said the Rosgvardia
Earlier, the authorities of St. Petersburg reported that a man was injured when a mine exploded on the October Embankment.