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Victims of the grenade explosion taken to hospital
(dpa/NAN) The father of a murdered victim detonated two hand grenades in a courtroom in the Ukrainian city of Nikopol and died in the explosion, police said on Thursday.
“No fewer than seven others present at the trial, including the accused, were injured,’’ police added in a statement.
Report says the suspect was accused of killing the man’s son and one other person after shooting at a car they were in with an automatic weapon in 2016.
Since the outbreak of war in eastern Ukraine in 2014, thousands of weapons have become available on the black market.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-kill-one-person-killed-nikipol-a8084646.html
Father of murder victim detonates grenades in Ukraine court killing two people
The father was killed instantly and seven others injured
The Independent Online
The father was killed instantly after he detonated two grenades Police handout
Two people have been killed after the father of a murder victim detonated two grenades in a courtroom in Ukraine.
The father was killed instantly and seven others were injured in the blast, police in Nikipol said.
The three defendants were among those wounded.
Seven others were injured in the blast, including the three defendants (Police handout)
Pictures from the scene showed blood on the floor of the wrecked courtroom.
In a statement, police said: "Today, on November 30, at 11.20, in the Nikopol court, during a hearing of the case on murder, the victim's father pulled out two grenades and blew them up.
“The man died on the spot from the explosion.
"Three defendants, two convoy officers, a court officer and one civilian were injured.
“All victims were taken to the hospital.”
The grenades caused devastation and blew out the courtroom's windows (Police handout)
The Council of Judges of Ukraine confirmed two explosions had taken place.
In a statement on Facebook, they said: In the Nikopol City Court of the Dnipropetrovsk region, after the announcement of a break in the criminal case, there were two explosions.
“There are dead and injured. Investigations are underway."
The trial was for a 2016 murder in which two people were shot and killed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42180556
Ukraine victim's father sets off courtroom grenades
A man has set off two hand grenades in a courtroom in eastern Ukraine, killing himself and one of the suspects on trial for murder, local police say.
The explosions occurred during a hearing in Nikopol, in Dnipropetrovsk region.
The man was the father of one of two murder victims at the centre of the trial, the police say.
In all, nine people were injured, including two other defendants, two guards, a court official and civilians.
The three defendants are accused of firing on a car and killing two passengers in February 2016 - including the son of the man who set off the grenades, local media report.
"According to preliminary reports, a man pulled out two hand grenades and detonated them at 11:20 (09:20 GMT) during a murder case hearing," the Ukrainska Pravda news website quoted police spokesperson Yaroslav Trakalo as saying.
The man acted after it was announced that the hearing was being adjourned and the defendants were being handcuffed.
An investigation is now under way.
The conflict in eastern Ukraine means weapons are readily available among the population.
More than 10,000 people have died in the conflict, which erupted in April 2014 - shortly after Russia annexed Ukraine's southern Crimea peninsula.
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Victims of the grenade explosion taken to hospital
(dpa/NAN) The father of a murdered victim detonated two hand grenades in a courtroom in the Ukrainian city of Nikopol and died in the explosion, police said on Thursday.
“No fewer than seven others present at the trial, including the accused, were injured,’’ police added in a statement.
Report says the suspect was accused of killing the man’s son and one other person after shooting at a car they were in with an automatic weapon in 2016.
Since the outbreak of war in eastern Ukraine in 2014, thousands of weapons have become available on the black market.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-kill-one-person-killed-nikipol-a8084646.html
Father of murder victim detonates grenades in Ukraine court killing two people
The father was killed instantly and seven others injured
- Samuel Osborne
- @SamuelOsborne93
- Thursday 30 November 2017 14:04 GMT
The Independent Online
The father was killed instantly after he detonated two grenades Police handout
Two people have been killed after the father of a murder victim detonated two grenades in a courtroom in Ukraine.
The father was killed instantly and seven others were injured in the blast, police in Nikipol said.
The three defendants were among those wounded.
Seven others were injured in the blast, including the three defendants (Police handout)
Pictures from the scene showed blood on the floor of the wrecked courtroom.
In a statement, police said: "Today, on November 30, at 11.20, in the Nikopol court, during a hearing of the case on murder, the victim's father pulled out two grenades and blew them up.
“The man died on the spot from the explosion.
"Three defendants, two convoy officers, a court officer and one civilian were injured.
“All victims were taken to the hospital.”
The grenades caused devastation and blew out the courtroom's windows (Police handout)
The Council of Judges of Ukraine confirmed two explosions had taken place.
In a statement on Facebook, they said: In the Nikopol City Court of the Dnipropetrovsk region, after the announcement of a break in the criminal case, there were two explosions.
“There are dead and injured. Investigations are underway."
The trial was for a 2016 murder in which two people were shot and killed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42180556
Ukraine victim's father sets off courtroom grenades
- 30 November 2017
- From the section Europe
A man has set off two hand grenades in a courtroom in eastern Ukraine, killing himself and one of the suspects on trial for murder, local police say.
The explosions occurred during a hearing in Nikopol, in Dnipropetrovsk region.
The man was the father of one of two murder victims at the centre of the trial, the police say.
In all, nine people were injured, including two other defendants, two guards, a court official and civilians.
The three defendants are accused of firing on a car and killing two passengers in February 2016 - including the son of the man who set off the grenades, local media report.
"According to preliminary reports, a man pulled out two hand grenades and detonated them at 11:20 (09:20 GMT) during a murder case hearing," the Ukrainska Pravda news website quoted police spokesperson Yaroslav Trakalo as saying.
The man acted after it was announced that the hearing was being adjourned and the defendants were being handcuffed.
An investigation is now under way.
The conflict in eastern Ukraine means weapons are readily available among the population.
More than 10,000 people have died in the conflict, which erupted in April 2014 - shortly after Russia annexed Ukraine's southern Crimea peninsula.
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