| A bomb blast ripped through an oil transfer station in the town of Neftekumsk in southern Russiaâs Stavropol region early Saturday, Russian news agencies reported. A bomb planted underneath a 5,000-tonne oil container, exploded at 03:00 Moscow time, emergency officials have said. The resulting fire took four hours to put out, officials said. The blast made a large hole in the container and burning oil poured out. The smoke from the fire was seen in Neftekumsk. Luckily, the blast caused no casualties. The fire was fully extinguished at 07:22 Moscow time. But at around 05:10 police discovered another explosive device installed under another oil cistern at the depot. The bomb had been made with an RPG round with a time-delayed fuse. The head of the regional directorate for civil defense and emergencies has said that a criminal case had been instigated into the incident under the article âTerrorismâ of the Russian Criminal Code. A search for the criminals is under way. Aslanbek Aslakhanov, the Russian presidentâs advisor for Chechnya has told Ekho Moskvy radio that Chechen separatists could be behind the attack, but âother versions of the incident must also be considered." |