Russian teenager ‘blew himself up’ at Orthodox school, say authorities

Up to seven people reportedly injured after blast at convent outside Moscow

An 18-year-old graduate of a Russian Orthodox school tried to blow himself up at a convent outside Moscow on Monday, wounding at least one teenager, the interior ministry said on Monday.

An 18-year-old graduate of this educational institution entered the premises of the Orthodox gymnasium of the Vvedenskiy Vladychniy convent and blew himself up," the ministry said in a statement.