Penza, 13 April 2018. PenzaNews. The suspicious object discovered during excavation works near the pontoon bridge in Penza on Friday, April 13, proved to be an exercise mine.

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As stated on the official website of the Penza region department of the Federal National Guard Troops Service on the social network VKontakte, law enforcement officers were sent to the scene immediately after the information about the discovery was received by a police control office.

"Experts examined the suspicious finding and established that it was an exercise mine," the message states.