A blast ripped through a Central Asian-themed cafe in the Russian city of Voronezh on Monday, shattering windows, Russian news agencies reported, citing local police.
The shattered windows of the "Eastern Tea House" on Lenin Street were shown in footage published by the Zvezda news service.
The Mash media group said the cafe was attacked in the early hours when no one was on the premises.
RIA state news agency quoted police as saying they were investigating after reports about damage at the cafe.
Last month, there was another mysterious explosion in Russia, in St Petersburg. Men remove broken glass from a damaged car following an alleged drone attack in Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 2, 2024. (credit: STRINGER/ REUTERS)
On March 2, two buildings were damaged, and people were evacuated in Russia's St Petersburg after residents reported a loud explosion that blew out windows.
There were no casualties in this incident, although residents reported they heard strange sounds followed by a blast and a fire. The cause remains unknown, although it is suspected that it is from a drone attack.
Drone attacks have frequented the Russian city of Voronezh throughout the war between Russia and Ukraine, as recently as January.
alladinsane65 on April 1st, 2024 at 12:37 UTC »
I’d put my money on an industrial cause, it seems unlikely that any organisation would blow up a cafe in the early hours of the morning when no one was there. Seems to be a waste of resources for most organisations, the other option is organised crime or an insurance job
InterdictorCompellor on April 1st, 2024 at 09:43 UTC »
Lavrov calls Shoigu and says: "Listen, Kuzhugetovich, don't bomb New York, my daughter lives there."
Shoigu responds indignantly: "Crap! Peskov asked not to hit London or Paris, and Medvedev said not to hit Berlin, Mizulina said not Belgium, Zhirinovsky said not Switzerland... A lot of others called too, the list is long. Lavrov, where do we even hit?"
"Hmm... well, fuck it, [hit] Voronezh, no one we care about is there."
mattiman8888 on April 1st, 2024 at 09:22 UTC »
Yes more Ukranian Nazi Jew Islamic terrorists did it.