This Saturday, Russian authorities opened an investigation into a “terrorist act” after a freight train derailed in a region southeast of Moscow, triggered by an explosion, the Investigative Committee said.
The triggering of a “homemade explosive device” led to the derailment of 19 wagons in the Ryazan region in the morning, 15 of which were damaged, he added on Telegram.
An investigation into a “terrorist act” was launched
The investigative committee said it had opened an investigation into “terrorist acts” and the acquisition, transport or storage of explosives.
One employee was slightly injured, state-owned Russian Railways said earlier, adding that the derailment was due to “the intervention of unauthorized persons.”
Since Moscow launched its offensive against Ukraine in February 2022, numerous sabotages of railway tracks in Russia have been reported. Moscow has repeatedly blamed Kiev for this. Authorities have not yet accused Ukraine of financing Saturday’s derailment.
A fire in a gunpowder factory
Investigators want to clarify “all the circumstances of the incident and the people involved in the crime,” said the investigative committee, which is responsible for the most important investigations in the country.
Images posted on his Telegram account show several overturned train cars.
A fire also broke out in a gunpowder factory in the Tambov region in central Russia on the night of Friday to Saturday.
Explosion sounds
The flames were “quickly extinguished” and caused no injuries, regional authorities said. The causes and circumstances of the fire “are currently being clarified,” they added.
Several Russian Telegram channels, citing witnesses, claimed that “sounds of explosions” were heard before the fire broke out. AFP was unable to verify these statements.
There was an explosion in this factory in June, killing four people. The governor of the Tambov region, Maxime Egorov, assured at the time that it was not an attack.