Explosions hit Transnistria security Ministry

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Explosions hit Transnistria security Ministry

Transnistria's Ministry of State Security has been attacked by unknown assailants.

Multiple explosions on Monday rocked the Ministry of State Security building in the capital city of Tiraspol in Transnistria. Transnistria, officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic PMR, is a self-proclaimed state located along a narrow strip of land between the Dniester River and Ukrainian border in the eastern part of Moldova.

Footage circulating online shows the building's facade damaged, with windows shattered and doors broken.

Images show at least two spent shoulder-fired rocket launchers can be seen lying in the middle of a street near the building.

The attack on the government building sparked a huge response from local emergency services, with multiple law enforcement vehicles and ambulances seen at the scene. The incident caused only damage to property, the local interior ministry said in a statement.

According to preliminary data, the shots were fired from RPGs. The ministry said there were no casualties, and that the area around the building has been cordoned off.