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      Russia: Black smoke rises as explosion hits Moscow Institute of High Energy Physics - reports00:12

      Russia: Black smoke rises as explosion hits Moscow Institute of High Energy Physics - reports

      Russian Federation, Protvino
      Politics
      August 12, 2015 at 11:42 GMT +00:00 · Published

      Local media are reporting that an explosion occurred at the Moscow Institute of High Energy Physics in Protvino, Wednesday. According to initial reports the explosion happened in a cooling unit at the institute. There are currently no reports of any injuries.

      The institute at Protvino was founded in 1963. It has a particle accelerator installed on its premises, which for several years was the largest in the world.

      Russia: Black smoke rises as explosion hits Moscow Institute of High Energy Physics - reports00:12
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      Local media are reporting that an explosion occurred at the Moscow Institute of High Energy Physics in Protvino, Wednesday. According to initial reports the explosion happened in a cooling unit at the institute. There are currently no reports of any injuries.

      The institute at Protvino was founded in 1963. It has a particle accelerator installed on its premises, which for several years was the largest in the world.