Russia announces identity of suspect in railway explosion case

A Russian freight train (Illustration: Getty).

RT reported that on December 1, Russian legislative bodies arrested a suspect in the train sabotage case.

The suspect, identified as an Italian man originally from the Ryazan region of Russia, is accused of planting an explosive device on the tracks that caused 19 freight cars to derail on November 11 in Ryazan, about 200km southeast of Moscow. Russian authorities called it an act of terrorism.

During interrogation after his arrest, the 35-year-old man said that he was recruited by the Ukrainian Intelligence Service (GUR) in February this year and trained to carry out sabotage operations in Latvia under the auspices of special services. In March this year, he returned to Ryazan.

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) today also accused the suspect of being involved in the Ukrainian drone attacks on a Russian military base in the Ryazan region in July. The attack at that time did not cause human or material damage.

Russian authorities continue to investigate whether this person is involved in other cases.

In a related development, Kommersant newspaper reported today that Russian investigators concluded that a train that caught fire in the Severomuysky railway tunnel in the Buryatia region of Siberia was caused by a "terrorist act" by an unidentified group of people.

According to initial investigation, the explosive device was planted under the freight train. The incident caused temporary disruption of railway operations, but there were no casualties.

Some sources say Ukraine is involved in the incident, but Kiev has not commented.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-gioi/nga-cong-bo-danh-tinh-nghi-pham-vu-kich-no-duong-tau-20231201205811918.htm