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Two Moscow metro workers arrested after disaster | Two Moscow metro workers arrested after disaster |
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Russian investigators have announced the arrest of two Moscow metro workers for safety breaches after a train derailed, killing 21 people. | Russian investigators have announced the arrest of two Moscow metro workers for safety breaches after a train derailed, killing 21 people. |
The track supervisor and his assistant are suspected of using inadequate wiring during works on the line in May, the Investigative Committee said. | |
They have been questioned and charges are expected to be brought soon, it said in a statement (in Russian). | They have been questioned and charges are expected to be brought soon, it said in a statement (in Russian). |
A power surge is said to have caused the crash, which injured 162 people. | A power surge is said to have caused the crash, which injured 162 people. |
Wednesday has been officially declared a day of mourning in Moscow. | |
The two men arrested, named as track supervisor Valery Bashkatov and assistant supervisor Yury Gordov, are suspected of failing to properly monitor work carried out on a track switch mechanism in an underground tunnel. | |
"The switch mechanism was fixed with ordinary 3-mm wire, which snapped," the Investigative Committee said. | |
The Moscow metro, one of the world's busiest, is a vital transport artery for the city, transporting more than nine million people on weekdays below its traffic-clogged streets. | |
Deepest station | |
The train derailed between Slaviansky Boulevard and Park Pobedy (Victory Park) stations in the west of the city. | The train derailed between Slaviansky Boulevard and Park Pobedy (Victory Park) stations in the west of the city. |
More than 1,100 people were evacuated. | |
The packed commuter train was travelling from the north-west of Moscow to the city centre at the time of the crash. | The packed commuter train was travelling from the north-west of Moscow to the city centre at the time of the crash. |
The BBC's Artyom Liss, in Moscow, says the tunnel where crash happened was built about 10 years ago. | The BBC's Artyom Liss, in Moscow, says the tunnel where crash happened was built about 10 years ago. |
Critics accuse the authorities of spending too much on extending the metro system, and not enough on maintenance, our correspondent says. | Critics accuse the authorities of spending too much on extending the metro system, and not enough on maintenance, our correspondent says. |
Park Pobedy is the deepest metro station in Moscow, 84m (275ft) underground, which made the rescue operation particularly hard. | Park Pobedy is the deepest metro station in Moscow, 84m (275ft) underground, which made the rescue operation particularly hard. |
No foreigners were among the injured, the Interfax news agency said. | No foreigners were among the injured, the Interfax news agency said. |
Militant attacks on Russia's railways and transport networks have killed dozens of people in the past, but the emergencies ministry said there was no suspicion of such a cause in this case. | Militant attacks on Russia's railways and transport networks have killed dozens of people in the past, but the emergencies ministry said there was no suspicion of such a cause in this case. |
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