Defendant detonates bomb in Ukraine court – killing himself and injuring police

A defendant is dead after detonating explosives in a Kyiv court, officials have said (Jae C. Hong/AP)

A defendant is dead after detonating explosives in a Kyiv court, officials have said.

Two police officers were also hurt when Ihor Humeniuk set off a bomb inside the Shevchenkivskyi District Court as he failed in an escape bid, Ukraine’s interior minister Ihor Klymenko said.