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Russian Train Crash Caused by Bomb

The crash of the Russian train yesterday going from Moscow to St. Petersburg, killing at least 25 and injuring 100, was the result of a bomb.

The key suspects for investigators would be "either militants from Russia's North Caucasus region or nationalist extremists, pro-Nazi groups".

Some really vivid pictures are here. The train carried 650 people, many businesspeople, which has many speculating it was targeted for that reason, as a kind of class warfare.

"Whoever is responsible, this attack clearly seems aimed not so much at the public, but directly at the ruling class."

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In 2007, the train was the subject of another attack, suspected to have been the work of Chechen rebels.

A second bomb exploded at the site today, but there were no injuries from it.

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    Prayers and light (none / 0) (#1)
    by jen on Sat Nov 28, 2009 at 03:09:53 PM EST
    to the Russian people. ;(