Mine event in Russian Federation on Tue 9th August 2011

Workers discovered more than a kilogram of hexogen and 19 detonators in the attic of an uninhabited building in northern Moscow, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the capital's law enforcement agencies. The find was discovered on Thursday afternoon during renovation work in a non-residential three-story building at 20 Leninsky Prospekt. "An examination showed that the seized substance was two charges of a plastic high explosive based on hexogen, with a total mass of 1.23 kilograms," the source said, adding that 19 detonators and 18 industrial fuses were also found in the package, Vzglyad reports. On August 9, workers found explosives and ammunition in the attic of a residential building in Sestroretsk near St. Petersburg during renovations; about 40 residents of the building were evacuated. At about 17:00 Moscow time, the head of the Kurortny District RZhA contacted the Sestroretsk police department. "He reported that at 15:00, during repair work in the attic of a building on Pervogo Maya Street, a plastic bag with 23 industrial electric detonators was found in the ceiling insulation," a source in the city's law enforcement agencies said, the Vzglyad newspaper writes. In addition, the discovered package contained one cumulative remote charge (KZD-100) with a capacity of approximately 150 grams of TNT, one cumulative extended charge (KZU) with a capacity of 250 grams of TNT, as well as six 7.62 mm caliber cartridges and two 9 mm caliber cartridges. Police officers evacuated 40 residents of the building, all devices were taken to the landfill and destroyed. An investigation is underway into the discovery of ammunition, Vesti reports.