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Russia says bomb caused fatal train disaster

Moscow, November 28, 2009

The head of Russia's domestic intelligence service said on Saturday that a bomb was behind the derailment of an express train overnight that left scores dead and nearly 100 injured.

FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that bomb equivalent to 7 kg (15 lb) of TNT had derailed the train late on Friday.-Reuters




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