Car belonging to DPR People's Militia chief blown up outside govt building in Donetsk, nobody hurt

DONETSK. Feb 18 (Interfax) - Nobody was hurt when a car belonging to the chief of the People's Militia of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Sinenkov exploded outside the office of the DPR government in Donetsk on Friday.

"Yes, it was my car. Nobody was hurt. It was parked in a parking lot," Sinenkov told Interfax on Friday.

Emergency services are working at the scene, where another car is being checked for explosives.

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