"24 victims were taken to medical institutions in St. Petersburg, where doctors provide them with the necessary medical care. The condition of six of them is assessed as serious, the condition of 18 people, including a teenager, doctors assess as moderate and mild severity, "RIA Novosti quoted the ministry as saying.
The provision of medical care is coordinated by the Ministry of Health of Russia and the Health Committee of St. Petersburg.
On April 2, an explosion occurred in St. Petersburg. The incident occurred in the café "Street Bar" on the University Embankment in the city center.
The Interior Ministry confirmed that war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in the explosion.
The leadership of the Main Directorate of Criminal Investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia went to the scene of the emergency. A criminal case was initiated on the fact of murder in a generally dangerous way.