In the Crimea explained the details of the sabotage on the railway. Remember that this morning, following the weakening of the railway, eight grain wagons derailed.
The derailment of trains carrying grain occurred as a result of the intervention of unauthorized persons in the work of rail transport
- says the “Crimean Railway”.
As the media discovered, an improvised explosive device was placed under the railway tracks near the village of Chistenkoye near Simferopol. The explosion occurred at the beginning of the composition. 50 meters of canvas were damaged, the diameter of the funnel under the rails was about 15 meters, and the depth was about two.
Eyewitnesses report that the explosion was so loud that its sounds were heard in nearby villages.
Local authorities promise to restore the damaged section of the railway line by this evening.
Then the trains will start running.
- said Minister of Transport of Crimea Nikolai Lukashenko.
The ministry points out that restoration work is underway at the site. Emergency services attempt to raise fallen cars.
During this time, the special services of the region began to search for the saboteurs and their possible accomplices. It is obvious that a high-powered explosive device was planted in the dark.
Local security officials are considering multiple versions of what happened. According to one of them, the IED was planted by a sabotage group that entered the peninsula.
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