Explosion near Russian border region derails freight train, authorities say
An explosion in the Russian border region of Bryansk derailed a freight train on Monday, authorities said.
The incident, which occurred at 10:17 Moscow time , saw the locomotive catch fire and seven freight wagons derailed, Russian Railways said. Images on social media showed tank carriages turned on their side with plumes of grey smoke billowing into the air. Meanwhile, power lines were destroyed early on Monday by a suspected explosive device in Leningrad Region, in north-west Russia, according to local governor Alexander Drozdenko.
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