>Bomb damages Lenin statue

列宁铜像被炸大洞(图)

Russian police said an explosion before dawn Wednesday badly damaged one of the best-known statues of Vladimir Lenin remaining in St. Petersburg, leaving a large hole in Lenin's coat. A city police spokesman said no one was injured in the blast, the motive for which was unknown. The bomb had the power of about 400g of TNT, he said.(See photo)

俄罗斯警方证实，1日凌晨，位于圣彼得堡的一尊列宁铜像遭炸弹袭击，受损严重，列宁"风衣"被炸出一个大洞。警方发言人称，炸弹威力相当于400克TNT炸药的威力，所幸事件中没有人员伤亡，爆炸原因仍在调查中。(见图)

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