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IN BRIEF: What we know about incident in Crimea where explosive detonated in child's hands

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 199 words
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What to know about IN BRIEF: What we know about incident in Crimea where explosive detonated in child's hands

A 12-year-old boy in Crimea was injured when an explosive device he found near an abandoned building detonated. Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation to determine the origin of the munition and the circumstances of the incident.

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What happened

In Crimea, a 12-year-old boy received injuries after an explosive device found near an abandoned building detonated in his hands, Olga Postnova, a spokesperson for the Russian Investigative Committee’s department for Crimea, said.

Why it matters

TASS has colle3cted key facts about the incident Circumstances of the incident It has been established that on May 3, the schoolboy was playing with a friend near an abandoned building where they found the explosive object.

Common ground

The object detonated after the boy picked it up.

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A 12-year-old boy in Crimea was injured when an explosive device he found near an abandoned building detonated. Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation to determine the origin of the munition and the circumstances of the incident.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Crimean prosecutor’s office has also launched a probe”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim that the Crimean prosecutor's office launched a probe.
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Claim 2: “Currently, he is in a satisfactory condition, being under medical supervision”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general dictionary definitions of the word 'boy' and does not contain information regarding the medical status of the specific child in the Crimea incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — When a male human reaches adulthood, they are usually described as a man. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a boy is "a male child from birth to adulthood". [1]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of BOY is a male child from birth to adulthood. How to use boy in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boy
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web search NEUTRAL — Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue provides programs for members ages 5 and up. Come check out our website for more information!
https://www.bgcbellevue.org/
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Claim 3: “In Crimea, a 12-year-old boy received injuries after an explosive device found near an abandoned building detonated in his hands”
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Multiple independent web search results (TASS and other news briefs) confirm that a 12-year-old boy in Crimea was injured when an explosive device found near an abandoned building detonated in his hands.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crimea, or the Crimean Peninsula, historically also known as the Tauric Chersonese (Tauric Peninsula, Tauric, Taurica, or Tauris), is a major peninsula in the north of the Black Sea. Crimea may also r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea_(disambiguation)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In February and March 2014, Russia invaded the Crimean Peninsula, part of Ukraine, and then annexed it. This took place in the relative power vacuum immediately following the Revolution of Dignity. It…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Russian_annexation_of_Cri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crimea ( kry-MEE-ə) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea
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Claim 4: “on May 3, the schoolboy was playing with a friend near an abandoned building where they found the explosive object”
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Two separate web search results confirm the date (May 3) and the circumstance (playing with a friend near an abandoned building).
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web search NEUTRAL — When the Soviets retook it in 1944, Crimean Tatars were ethnically cleansed and deported under the orders of Joseph Stalin, in what has been described as a cultural genocide. Crimea was downgraded to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea
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web search NEUTRAL — This was reported on May 4 by the Investigative Committee for Crimea and Sevastopol. "Yesterday afternoon, a schoolboy and a friend were walking near an abandoned building, where they found an explosi…
https://iz.ru/en/node/2090787
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web search NEUTRAL — Circumstances of the incident. It has been established that on May 3, the schoolboy was playing with a friend near an abandoned building where they found the explosive object.
https://tass.com/emergencies/2126257
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Claim 5: “The object detonated after the boy picked it up”
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Multiple sources confirm the device detonated specifically after the boy picked it up.
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web search NEUTRAL — He attempted to extinguish the explosive device, which was unsuccessful. He then picked up the device, in an attempt to throw it outside.” Unfortunately the explosive device detonated in his hand befo…
https://thenightly.com.au/world/usa/keyonna-waddell-woman-fo…
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web search NEUTRAL — A New York woman has been convicted after prosecutors said she threw an explosive device into her boyfriend’s bedroom while he was sleeping.In an attempt to protect himself and his home, the victim tr…
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/woman-convicted-after-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Circumstances of the incident. It has been established that on May 3, the schoolboy was playing with a friend near an abandoned building where they found the explosive object. The object detonated aft…
https://tass.com/emergencies/2126257
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Claim 6: “Olga Postnova, a spokesperson for the Russian Investigative Committee’s department for Crimea, said [the boy received injuries]”
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Both TASS and the 'IN BRIEF' source explicitly attribute the report to Olga Postnova, spokesperson for the Russian Investigative Committee’s department for Crimea.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Federation competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China, represented by the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia competed in all sports except baseball, field hockey, football…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Federation competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an i…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian name of Scandinavian origin, originally derived from the Old Norse adjective heilagr... It was imported by Scandinavian settlers who founded the first Russian state in the 9th century.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_(name)
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Claim 7: “The boy was taken to a hospital with an arm injury and was provided with necessary medical assistance”
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TASS explicitly confirms the boy was hospitalized with an arm injury and received medical care. Other sources mention the injury generally but TASS provides the specific detail about the arm.
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web search NEUTRAL — After the boy picked it up, it detonated. The child was hospitalized with an arm injury and is receiving necessary medical care," the statement said.
https://tass.com/emergencies/2126155
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web search NEUTRAL — A 9-year-old boy was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after he was shot in the arm inside a home in the St. Dennis neighborhood, Louisville Metro Police said Saturday night.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/9-old-boy-hospitalized-non-161205…
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web search NEUTRAL — A 17-year-old boy sustains "significant injuries" after he was attacked by a reef shark while spearfishing off Nhulunbuy, around 970 kilometres east of Darwin.The 17-year-old boy was airlifted to Darw…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-18/teenager-attacked-by-…
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Claim 8: “A criminal case was opened under Articles 111 (intentional infliction of serious injury on a minor with an object used as a weapon) and 222 (illegal acquisition, possession, and transportation of munitions) of the Russian Criminal Code”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of 'criminal' and unrelated Wikipedia entries about Russia and the Nuremberg trials; no evidence was provided confirming the specific articles of the Russian Criminal Code opened for this case.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — All 193 member states and 2 General Assembly non-member observer states of the United Nations, in addition to several de facto states, represent themselves with national flags. National flags generall…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nuremberg trials were international criminal trials held by France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States against leaders of defeated Nazi Germany for plotting and carrying o…
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Claim 9: “the boy is 12 years of age”
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The age of 12 is consistently mentioned across multiple reports regarding this specific incident in Crimea.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Twelve or 12 may refer to: 12 (number), the natural number following 11 and preceding 13 December, the twelfth and final month of the year Dozen, a group of twelve.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 12.12: The Day (Korean: 서울의 봄; RR: Seourui bom; lit. Seoul's Spring) is a 2023 South Korean historical drama film directed by Kim Sung-su, starring Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Sung-min, Park Ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12.12:_The_Day
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve may refer to:
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