Defendant detonates bomb in Ukraine court – killing himself and injuring police

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Defendant Detonates Bomb In Ukraine Court – Killing Himself And Injuring Police
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By Associated Press Reporters

A defendant is dead after detonating explosives in a Kyiv court, officials have said.

Two police officers were also hurt when Ihor Humeniuk set off a bomb inside the Shevchenkivskyi District Court as he failed in an escape bid, Ukraine’s interior minister Ihor Klymenko said.

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It is not clear how Humeiuk got the explosives or managed to smuggle them into the building.


Members of the media gather outside the court during a press conference by Ukraine’s interior minister after the blast
Members of the media gather outside the court during a press conference by Ukraine’s interior minister after the blast Ihor Klymenko (Jae C. Hong/AP)

He had been in custody for eight years on charges of throwing a grenade during a demonstration outside the country’s parliament, killing three members of the National Guard and hurting more than 140 others in 2015.

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The officers hurt in Wednesday’s attack belong to a special police unit.

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