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| Bomb blast derails Russian passenger train |
| 2004-05-29 |
Saturday, May 29, 2004 Posted: 4:26 AM EDT (0826 GMT) MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) -- A bomb blast derailed a passenger train in a Russian region bordering Chechnya on Saturday, but no one was seriously injured, a railways spokesman said. The device exploded on the tracks, derailing seven of the 18 carriages. More than 350 people were evacuated from the train in the North Ossetia region, which neighbors Chechnya. "We consider this a terrorist act," spokesman Konstantin Pashkov said, adding the train was traveling between Moscow and Vladikavkaz. "Investigators are working on the site. There were no casualties. "Security concerns are high in the region after a bomb blast three weeks ago killed Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov. It was not clear who had planted Saturday’s bomb. I think we can safely assume that it wasn’t the tooth fairy. Trains have been targeted in the past by Chechen rebels. In December an explosion tore through a morning commuter train in southern Russia, killing 46 people and injuring more than 160. |
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