Volgograd bus bombing injured 55 people - Russian Health Ministry
MOSCOW. Oct 23 (Interfax) - The Monday bus bombing in Volgograd injured a total of 55 people, including 20 children, the Russian Health Ministry said.
"The updated information indicates that 55 people, including 20 children, were injured in an explosion on a passenger bus in Volgograd, and six people were killed," the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Thirty-one of those injured, including 12 children, have been hospitalized in Volgograd medical institutions, it said.
Outpatient treatment has been provided for 24 victims, including two children, it said.
Twenty-seven people currently remain in Volgograd hospitals with blast injuries, burns, and injuries caused by secondary elements of the explosive charge. "All medical organizations providing help to the victims are fully supplied with blood, plasma, blood substitutes and medicines," it said.