Russian Lenin statue perpetrators of the bombing of a big hole will be sentenced 5 years

Lenin statue of St. Petersburg, Russia, the bombing of a big hole, a police patrol nearby.

Lenin statue windbreaker part of a big hole was blown out.

Blasting is the site of the accident investigation experts.

St. Petersburg, Russia, Finland, the city square in front of Railway Station on the 2nd morning by the police blockade 7:00: Lenin statue was partially destroyed. City press secretary to the Ministry of the Interior Slipchenko Stepashin said that the perpetrators were caught would face such as 5 years in prison.

From the police to the media at the scene to provide photos of the watch, 5 meter high statue of Lenin still stands on the bronze base, a strong right arm extended forward, and only in the left innominate bone has a hole, there is a coat lap Department big hole. According to the survey, about 15 cm diameter hole, big hole about 1 meter in diameter.

Police initially thought that the statue was the breakdown by grenades, but later judged to be explosives are destroyed, because, according to nearby residents said the explosion occurred when the voice of a great number of residents in home window glass was shattered, and want the voice of grenades much weaker, and the police did not find a grenade shell in the vicinity.

Chairman of the Communist Party of the City Council caucus Fyodorov said that this is not the first time, as happened for the worst case of Lenin, not long ago, people have a statue of Lenin at the hands of another took the hammer, this is not the only young people are prank. Fyodorov was referring to those who are hostile to Lenin's right wing ultra nationalist.

In view of the destruction of Lenin statue there is the danger of dumping, the St. Petersburg city government will soon decide the statue removed from the city budget of 6 million rubles (34 rubles 1 U.S. dollars) to repair them.