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Terrorist attack in Moscow metro

// 07.02.2004 14:24 //

According to a locomotive brigade, an explosion has ripped through one of the train car's around 8:30 am today in the Moscow metro.

Zamoskvoretskaya metro line has trains traveling in the following direction: from "Rechnoi Vokzal" to "Novokuznetskaya". Trains are currently stopped between stations "Krasnogvardeiskaya" and "Novokuznetskaya", reports press service of the Moscow metro in its interview to RBC.

According to a locomotive brigade, an explosion in one of the train cars has ripped around 8:30 am today in the Moscow metro. The train was traveling from "Paveletskaya" to "Avtozavodskaya" station.

Rescue workers and ambulances are currently at the scene. They continue to evacuate people from the smoky tunnel.

According to the preliminary information of the Moscow State Department of Internal Affairs, the blast occurred in the second car of the train. More than 30 ambulances are at the scene.

Latest News: 30 people have been killed and nearly 370 have been injured as a result of the blast in the Moscow metro. People in serious and critical conditions are being admitted to Moscow's hospitals.

According to the Ministry, a number of the dead can exceed a hundred, since the entire train has been seized with fire.

There is a possibility that the blast was triggered by a suicide bomber.

The blast equaled to almost 2 kg in trinitrotoluol equivalent, said a representative of the investigation brigade. The explosion ripped in 500 meters from the station. The train continued moving for another 300 meters until it stopped.

There was a total of 1500 people in the train at the time. Rescuers finished evacuating people from the tunnel at 10:15am. Approximately 700 people have been evacuated.

The blast triggered massive fire (of the highest 5th category) in the metro. There were nearly 100 people in the second car, reports ITAR-TASS.

President Vladimir Putin has been informed about the terrorist act. Ministry of Internal Affairs along with FSB has arrived to the scene. Director of Moscow's Department of Emergency Situations Alexander Eliseev was also present.

Acting Mayor of Moscow Valery Shantsev has just left for the crime scene. He intends to examine the situation personally hear reports of the city's services.

Source: RBC, NewsRu, CNN



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