Death Toll From Terrorist Attack In Crimea's Kerch Rises To 18 - Republic Head

Death Toll From Terrorist Attack in Crimea's Kerch Rises to 18 - Republic Head

The death toll from a terrorist attack at a college in Crimea's Kerch has risen to 18, while more than 40 people were injured, Crimea Head Sergei Aksyonov said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 17th October, 2018) The death toll from a terrorist attack at a college in Crimea's Kerch has risen to 18, while more than 40 people were injured, Crimea Head Sergei Aksyonov said on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, a blast rocked the polytechic college in Kerch. The Russian Investigative Committee classified the explosion as a terrorist attack and initiated criminal proceedings.

"I am at the scene in Kerch. It is an immense tragedy. Eighteen people were killed and more than 40 were injured," Aksyonov told the Rossiya 24 broadcaster.