Bomb Blast Rips Up Facade of Pension Fund Office In Russian City

[TomSea]

Bomb Blast Rips Up Facade of Pension Fund Office In Russian City

A bomb blast has badly damaged the front facade of a state Pension Fund office in the Russian city of Kaluga, local media reports say.

The apparent attack came amid public anger and frequent street protests over the government's plan to raise the retirement age.

Media outlets cited unidentified law enforcement officials in the city 150 kilometers southwest of Moscow as saying on August 3 that the door was blown up overnight.

Read more at: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-bomb-blast-kaluga-pension-fund-office/29410083.html

More coverage: https://meduza.io/en/news/2018/08/03/as-russia-prepares-to-raise-its-retirement-age-a-pension-fund-office-in-kaluga-is-bombed