5 children, 1 adult hurt in blast during experiment at Moscow physics museum
19:33, 8 June 2011
MOSCOW. June 8. KAZINFORM Five children and one adult were hurt in an explosion near a museum in Moscow's western suburb, police source told Itar-Tass on Wednesday.
"A blast occurred during an experiment near the Museum of Physics in Ivan Franko Street. Six persons, including five children, were hurt. They are being examined by medics," the source said.
According to the source, the children had an excursion about the museum. "It is quite probable that as part of the excursion they the guide decided to demonstrate a chemical experiment that ended in a blast," the source said.
According to Itar-Tass, investigation is underway.
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