MOSCOW, June 1 (RIA Novosti) - A student carrying over 30 kg of explosives has been arrested in the Moscow Region, a local police source said Friday.
The source said a student suspected of selling 32.5 kg of ammonal was arrested in Voskresensk, which is located 88 km southeast of Moscow, mid-Thursday.
Police later discovered components for the production of explosives in a garage in Voskresensk.
A criminal case has been opened and investigation is underway.
Ammonal was first used by the British Army in mines during the First World War, nowadays it is more commonly used as an industrial explosive.
