A CLUMSY chemistry student made a homemade bomb to impress a girl but ended up blowing his own hand off, it is claimed.

The 17-year-old teen is said to have bragged to his friends about the improvised explosive device he made in his bedroom.

4 A picture appeared to show the youngster on the floor after being badly injured when the bomb went off Credit: CEN

4 A young Russian lad posed with a bomb he had allegedly made before it exploded, leading him to lose a hand Credit: CEN

Pictures even appear to show that he posed for a photo with his bomb-making kit at his flat on Vasilievskiy island in Russia’s second city of St Petersburg.

But the bungling teen, identified only as Andrey, is thought to have accidentally detonated the explosives.

He is currently being treated in St Mary Magdalena after losing one hand in the blast and injuring the other.

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A SWAT team descended on his flat after the blast and began searching through his possessions.

They found online chats where he was seen showing off to a girl by telling her about the bomb.

In the conversations he admits having explosives at home and claims to be helping a friend to make a bomb.

Local police are now investigating the case and are said to be deciding whether to bring charges against the hapless teen.

4 Emergency services raced to the scene the treat the teenager following the explosion Credit: CEN

4 He is reported to have made the bomb in a bid to impress a girl Credit: CEN

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