November 28, 2009

Terrorism Suspected in Russia Train Crash That Killed 26 And Injured 100. The Muslim Extremist Are GUILTY OF MURDERING INNOCENT PEOPLE Worldwide!


The Wall Street Journal
Terrorism Suspected in Russia Train Crash
written by William Mauldin
Saturday November 28, 2009

MOSCOW -- Russian authorities cited terrorism as the likely cause of a train wreck between Moscow and St. Petersburg that killed at least 26 people and injured about 100.

A crater consistent with a bomb of 15 pounds of TNT was found near the damaged Nevsky Express train No. 166, which derailed late Friday between Aleshkina and Uglovka in a rural area in Northwest Russia, about 170 miles before it would have reached St. Petersburg.

The accident derailed the final three cars of the 14-car high-speed train, which was carrying 652 passengers and a crew of 30, the Russian Interior Ministry said.

Alexander Bortnikov, director of the Federal Security Service, told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that authorities had opened a terrorism investigation. Mr. Medvedev had gathered top officials for an emergency session at his residence outside Moscow to coordinate response to the accident, which got heavy coverage on state and other media. "Everyone's nerves are at the limit," Mr. Medvedev told the officials in comments shown on state TV.

Officials said a smaller blast Saturday afternoon came from a second bomb that malfunctioned. No one was injured in that explosion, which delayed repair work for several hours.

The attack was Russia's worst outside the volatile Caucasus region since 2005 and seemed to strike a particular chord because it targeted a train popular with business executives and government officials. A senior government official, the head of the State Reserve, was among the dead, Russian news agencies reported.

While the Caucasus region has seen an upsurge in suicide and other attacks in the last year linked to Islamist separatists, the rest of Russia hasn't seen major attacks in several years. As of Saturday evening, there were no credible claims of responsibility for Friday's attack.

Suspected terrorists targeted the Nevsky Express in 2007, derailing the train but causing no deaths. Two men from the Caucasus republic of Ingushetia were charged in that case, which was originally blamed on Russian nationalists. Authorities said the mastermind, who remains at large, was an ethnic Russian follower of a Chechen terrorist.

At least 26 people died in Friday's disaster, while another 18 were unaccounted for, Russia's health and social development minister Tatyana Golikova said in a statement. Nearly 100 received medical attention in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities, according to Russian Railways.

Mr. Medvedev expressed his condolences to the victims and stood for a moment in silence during the meeting with officials Saturday. The families of the deceased will be paid 500,000 rubles ($16,800), while the injured will receive between 100,000 and 200,000 rubles, Russian Railways said.

Authorities are seeking several suspects in the case, including a heavyset man about 40 years old with red hair, Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said on Vesti television.

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