The explosion of an unknown explosive device on a railway bridge in the Samara region, Russia, stopped the movement of freight trains.
This was reported on Saturday, September 28, by Russian Telegram channels.
Explosion on a bridge in the Samara region
It is reported that the explosion occurred on a railway bridge at around 1:30 p.m. We are talking about the area of the city of Kinel, which is in the Samara region.
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At the moment, Russian specialized services have not been able to establish what kind of device was used to blow up the railway crossing.
It is noted that the explosion damaged safety islands, two concrete structures holding the railway track.
The explosion also led to a temporary stop in train traffic on this section.
— On September 28, 2024, due to illegal interference by unauthorized persons in the operation of railway transport, the movement of freight trains on the section 94 km – 103 km of the Kuibyshev Railway (Samara Region) was temporarily suspended, the report says.
In addition, the explosion occurred at the moment when a freight train was passing over the bridge.
Russian Telegram channels also published a video of the moment of the explosion, where you can see how a train drives onto the bridge before it was blown up.
— The explosion was so powerful that it set off a car alarm in a neighboring village. Eyewitnesses also report that shortly after the explosion they saw a suspicious Niva near the bridge, which was just driving from the side of the bridge, — write publics.
Recall that in the first half of September it became known that as a result of an explosion near Belgorod, a freight train derailed. As it became known then, the track was blown up by specialists from the Main Intelligence Directorate and the Special Operations Forces.
