President Putin: Explosion at Crimea college was murder
Russian President Putin sent his condolences to the victims' families and confirmed that this was a murder case.
Speaking to the press on October 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the police are fully investigating the motive and cause of the explosion at a college in the Kerch region, Crimea Peninsula, Russia and the results of the investigation will be widely announced.
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: RT. |
The Russian President also sent condolences to the families of the victims and confirmed that this was a murder: “I would like to express my condolences to the families of the deceased and express my hope that the injured will recover soon. It is clear that this was a murder. The motives and causes of the tragedy will be thoroughly investigated. We will fully inform the people about the investigation.”
Earlier in the day, an explosion occurred inside a college in the Kerch region, killing 18 people and injuring 47 others. The suspect was identified as a 22-year-old male student of the college and he committed suicide. The incident was initially investigated as a terrorist attack but was later transferred to a criminal case./.
