Russian officials said an explosion was to blame for a freight train derailing not far from the border with Ukraine. There were no casualties in the May 1 incident, which occurred about 60 kilometers north of the border, not far from the city of Bryansk. Regional Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz blamed an unidentified explosive device for the blast, which occurred at 10:17 a.m. local time, according to state-run Russian Railways. Separately, the governor of the region just outside of St. Petersburg said a power line had been blown up overnight and an explosive device had been found near a second power line. To read the story from RFE/RL’s Russian Service, click here.
Explosion Derails Russian Freight Train Traveling North Of Ukrainian Border
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