Russia opens terrorist investigation after freight train derailed

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian investigators have opened a terrorism investigation after a major freight train was derailed due to what they said was a homemade bomb on the railway line in the Ryazan region, the investigative committee said.

“According to the investigation, at 07:12 on November 11, 2023, an improvised explosive device exploded,” the committee said.

“As a result, 19 wagons of the freight train were derailed.”

(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)

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