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Derailed railway in Dagestan resumes services
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-04-05 16:44
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MOSCOW - The derailed railway in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan has fully resumed operation by Monday morning.
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An explosion caused by a device equivalent to 5 kg of TNT derailed eight cars of a cargo train in Russia's North Caucasian republic of Dagestan early Sunday. No casualties were reported.
Another explosion caused by a device equivalent to 1 kg of TNT, which was placed a few meters away, was intended to target the investigators, according to officials from the Federal Security Service.
Preliminary investigation suggested the railway explosions were the latest of a series of terrorist attacks launched by North Caucasus rebels.
On March 29, two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in two Moscow subway stations, leaving 40 people dead. Two days later, twin blasts hit the Dagestani town of Kizlyar, killing 12 people including nine police officers.
A Chechen rebel group, led by Doku Umarov, has claimed responsibility for the Moscow metro bombings. Russian security authorities believed the recent bombings were all plotted by the same group.
