bombing FSB arkhangelsk
© Sputnik / Vladimir Trephilov; (L) Ruptly; (C) Sputnik / Vladimir Trephilov (R) vk.com / Мария ВавилинаFSB HQ, Arkhangelsk
A blast has occurred at the headquarters of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) in the northern city of Arkhangelsk. The suspected perpetrator has succumbed to injuries and three more people are in the hospital.

Local Governor Igor Orlov told reporters that an unknown device went off and its type is being determined. He also elaborated on the number of casualties.

"Three are in hospital. There is one dead, the person is being identified," Orlov said.

Russia's national anti-terrorism committee (NAC) clarified that the person killed in the blast was the one who carried and detonated the explosive device. The three wounded are FSB employees, it added.

"According to preliminary information, the person who entered the building took out of the bag an unidentified object, which after a while exploded in his hands, causing him fatal injuries," the committee said in a statement.

The incident is being investigated as a terrorist attack, Russia's Investigative Committee said. A 17-year-old local resident is suspected to have carried out the attack.

The building was reportedly evacuated and a nearby road blocked following the explosion.

Follow-up from RT:
FSB headquarter bombing Arkhangelsk
FSB headquarter bombing Arkhangelsk
A video has emerged showing the aftermath of a deadly explosion that rocked an FSB office in northern Russia. The authorities have now opened a terrorist probe into the blast which killed one and injured three people.


The footage, obtained by Ruptly video agency and purportedly shot on a mobile phone camera, shows the street in the northern city of Arkhangelsk where the explosion occurred earlier on Wednesday. Numerous police vans are seen outside the Federal Security Service (FSB) office, as are multiple officers from various law enforcement agencies.

The incident is being investigated as a terrorist attack. Russia's counter-terrorism body said the person killed in the blast was the one who carried and detonated the explosive device. The three wounded were FSB officers.