“The accomplices through the Internet conspired with an unidentified person to commit the specified crime for a monetary reward.
Then they bought the “Festival Ball” fireworks and went to St. Petersburg, where on the night of April 24-25, 2022, they set it on fire near an apartment located on the eighth floor in one of the houses on Tovarishchesky Prospekt,” the ministry said.
A criminal case has been initiated under the article on attempted murder committed in a generally dangerous way.
Earlier, together with police officers in Moscow, three suspects were detained - a 16-year-old brother and sister and a 27-year-old woman.
The issue of their delivery to St. Petersburg is being decided.
As Nevsky News writes, the shock wave knocked out windows, doors and damaged elevators.
As a result, 40 people were evacuated, but there were no injuries.