29 May 2004, 12:48
Moscow-Vladikavkaz train blown up
A Moscow-Vladikavkaz train was derailed as a result of two explosions. The Russian Emergencies Ministry's southern regional center reported that the first explosion took place under the last car, and the second one took place under the fourth car.
By the emergencies ministry's data, the blasting of the railroad bed was made near Vladikavkaz early in the morning on Saturday, May 29. 10 cars of the Moscow-Vladikavkaz passenger train were derailed.
There are no data about those killed or wounded. 463 people were in the train.
Now the train stands still, the site is cordoned off; explosives experts are establishing the type of the explosive device used, said a source in the North Osetian Interior Ministry. A special train is on its way to the site to deliver passengers to destination points.
Presidential Envoy to the South Federal District Vladimir Yakovlev was informed about the situation, said his press secretary Irina Tyorkina.
In her words, the chief of the North Caucasian Railroad, Vladimir Vorobyov, and the head of the southern regional center of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, Ivan Teterin, have headed for the site.
Source: RIA Novosti
