Russian Teenager Blows Himself Up at Women's Monastery South of Moscow; Seven Injured

The Russian Interior Ministry, on Monday, said that a teenage boy "blew himself up" at the Vladychny Women's Monastery in southern part of Moscow. The boy died in the explosion, which also injured a youngster. The explosion reportedly tore off the suspect's leg. CCTV footage shows the bomber roaming in the lobby of the building, with his right hand inside a bag that he was holding with his left hand. A senior official of Russia's Anti-Terrorist Committee said that the teenager had removed the bomb from his bag, and the bomb had gone off in his hands almost immediately. The ministry said in a statement that the 18-year-old detonated an improvised explosive device at 8:24am (local time) at the monastery, founded in the 14th Century, in Serpukhov, 100km south of the Russian capital. According to the statement, the suspect was a former student of the monastery's Orthodox School. However, his motive still remains unknown.-- More...