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Russian train derailed by 'bomb' | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
A Russian passenger train travelling from Moscow to St Petersburg has been derailed, probably by an improvised bomb, officials have said. | |
At least 60 people have been injured, and 27 taken to hospital. | |
An investigation has been opened into possible terrorist activity after a crater was found under the train. | |
It is not clear who planted the suspected device. Chechen rebels have carried out no violent attacks outside southern Russia for at least a year. | |
The driver reportedly heard a loud bang before the train derailed. | The driver reportedly heard a loud bang before the train derailed. |
The crater reportedly measures about 1.5m (5 feet) in diameter and was found underneath one of the carriages. | |
'Criminal case' | |
Officials said an "improvised explosive device" had probably caused the explosion. | |
"A criminal case has been opened under article 205, clause 3, that is terrorism," said Sergei Bednichenko, chief prosecutor for Russia's north-west district. | |
The engine and 12 carriages of the train came off the rails just as it was about to cross a river bridge, Russian Railways said on its website, adding that 800m of track had been badly damaged. | |
The incident occurred near the village of Malaya Vishera in Novgorod region, about 500km (310 miles) north of Moscow. | |
The line between Moscow and St Petersburg is one of the country's busiest. | The line between Moscow and St Petersburg is one of the country's busiest. |