Explosion hits train in S Russia's Dagestan
20:34, 30 November 2009
MOSCOW. November 30. KAZINFORM A blast hit a passenger train in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan on Monday with no casualties reported, Russian news agencies reported; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
A bomb exploded at around 6 a.m. Moscow time (0300 GMT) under the electric locomotive of the train No. 374, which was traveling from West Siberia's Tyumen to the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, Itar-Tass quoted the police as saying.
The eight-car train was able to continue its trip as the explosion didn't damage the tracks nor derail the train, said the police.
The incident occurred less than three days after a bomb blast derailed an express train en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg and claimed the lives of 26 people; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
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