BUCHAREST, ROMANIA --
A automobile carrying containers of flammable substances crashed into the gate of the Russian Embassy within the Romanian capital early Wednesday, bursting into flames and killing the driving force, police mentioned.
The sedan rammed into the gate at about 6 a.m. Wednesday however didn't enter the Bucharest embassy compound.
Video of the aftermath confirmed the automobile engulfed in flames as safety personnel ran via the world.
Based on police, firefighters who arrived on the scene had been in a position to put the hearth out however the driver died on the scene.
The case prosecutor who arrived on the scene advised reporters that a number of containers with flammable substances had been found contained in the automobile, which shall be examined by forensics specialists. The crash was underneath investigation and an post-mortem shall be carried out, the prosecutor, Bogdan Staicu, mentioned.
In a press release after the incident, the Russian embassy expressed condolences to the household of the driving force.
“We should state with remorse that regardless of the motives of the driving force,” the assertion learn. “There isn't any doubt that he dedicated this act underneath the affect of an explosion of anti-Russian hysteria in reference to a staged provocation within the metropolis of Bucha.”
The embassy mentioned no workers had been injured.
Russia’s ambassador to Romania, Valery Kuzmin, advised a Russian state-owned tv channel that the embassy in Bucharest has “repeatedly” acquired threats by e-mail, in keeping with the state information company Tass. “The ambiance that has been step by step forming right here could be very tense,” Kuzmin mentioned.
Romania, which shares an extended land border with Ukraine, has taken in additional than 600,000 refugees since Russia invaded its neighbour.
Because the conflict began Feb. 24, protesters have gathered outdoors Russia’s embassy within the capital to name an finish to the Russian aggression.
On Tuesday, Romania ordered 10 diplomats from the embassy expelled following a string of expulsions of Russian officers throughout the 27-nation European Union.
Romania’s Overseas Ministry mentioned the actions of 10 embassy staff, who've been declared persona non grata, “contravene the provisions of the 1961 Vienna Conference on Diplomatic Relationships.”
The incident comes days after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Romania’s parliament Monday, when he labelled the slaying of civilians within the city of Bucha a “conflict crime” and known as for more durable sanctions in opposition to Russia.
Earlier than Zelenskyy's deal with, Romania's President of the Chamber of Deputies, Marcel Ciolacu, mentioned that the “horrible photos” that emerged after Russian troops withdrew from Bucha have "overwhelmed and revolted us all.”
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