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Life Terms Sought in Russia Train Bombing

Life sentences are being sought for four men accused in the 2009 bombing of a Russian train that killed 27 people and injured more than 100

15:10 24/01/2012

Life sentences are being sought for four men accused in the 2009 bombing of a Russian train that killed 27 people and injured more than 100, the Prosecutor General’s Office said on Tuesday.

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Forty terrorists tied to fatal Russian train bomb killed or arrested
12:11 13/04/2010
Twenty-six members of terrorist groups involved in a deadly attack on a Moscow-St. Petersburg express train in late 2009 have been eliminated and another 14 arrested, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) chief said on Tuesday.
Suspects charged with deadly 2009 Russian train bombing
12:33 01/04/2010
Eleven men from Russia's North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia have been charged with involvement in the November 2009 deadly bombing of a high-speed Moscow-St. Petersburg train, a Russian daily said on Thursday.
Lawyers of Nevsky train attackers to appeal to European court
16:38 31/03/2010
Two men jailed in connection with an attack on the Nevsky Express train in August 2007 will take their appeal to the European Court of Human Rights, the lawyer of one of the men told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
Militants formally arrested over Russian train bombing - paper
10:46 10/03/2010
Ten militants captured in Russia's North Caucasus last week have been formally arrested in connection with the derailment of a Moscow-St. Petersburg train in November, a respected daily said on Wednesday.
Gang leader killed in N.Caucasus involved in 2009 train blast - FSB
17:14 06/03/2010
Said Buryatsky, a notorious gang leader in Russia's North Caucasus, killed in a special operation on Tuesday, was involved in the derailment of a Moscow-St. Petersburg train in November 2009, the head of the Federal Security Service said on Saturday.
FSB chief certain of killed warlord's involvement in Nevsky Express blast
16:11 06/03/2010
A notorious gang leader in Russia's North Caucasus, Alexander Tikhomirov or Said Buryatsky, killed in a police sweep on Tuesday, was linked to the derailment of the luxury high-speed Nevsky Express in November 2009, the head of the Federal Security Service said on Saturday.
Russian court jails two over 2007 train attack
13:47 15/01/2010
A court in northwest Russia jailed on Friday two men in connection with an attack on an express train from Moscow to St. Petersburg in August 2007.
Russian govt. to allot $34 mln on extra security measures on rail
17:49 25/12/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed on Friday a resolution allotting rail monopoly RZD 1 billion rubles ($34 mln) in subsidies for extra security measures.
The Moscow-St. Petersburg train crash
16:42 04/12/2009
Three cars of high-speed train Nevsky Express from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed on November 27 after an explosive device equivalent to 7 kg (15 lbs) of TNT detonated on the railroad tracks. The explosion left 26 people killed.
Russia to equip railways with antiterrorist attack detectors
12:01 04/12/2009
A group of Russian scientists has developed detectors to prevent terrorist attacks on Russian railways, a former Russian railways engineers research institute head told Russian Channel 1 television on Friday.
Video surveillance to boost security on Moscow-Petersburg rail line
16:07 03/12/2009
A railway linking Moscow and St. Petersburg will be equipped with a video monitoring system within five years, a spokesman for the Russian Railways company said on Thursday.
Russian police release identikits of train blast suspects
14:03 03/12/2009
Russian police have released identikit images of three men and one woman thought to have been involved in last Friday's deadly attack on a high-speed Moscow-St. Petersburg train
Kadyrov doubtful of Umarov's involvement in train bombing
19:34 02/12/2009
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov is doubtful that a bomb attack, which derailed a Russian express train last week killing 26 people and injuring over 90, was carried out on orders from a wanted terrorist, Doka Umarov.
Russian express train blast almost hit second train
13:33 02/12/2009
The bomb that detonated on a rail track as an express train was passing last week could have derailed two trains if the Nevsky Express hadn't been running a minute late, a Russian emergencies official has said.
Russian rail blast involved Islamist tactics - investigators
12:47 02/12/2009
The bomb attack that derailed a Russian express train last week killing 26 people and injuring over 90 bore the hallmarks of Islamist terrorism, a top investigator has said.
"Nevsky Express" dead are laid to rest, though never forgotten
11:46 02/12/2009
Two high profile victims of the recent Nevsky Express derailment were buried in their hometown on Tuesday. A religious service was performed at the city's Alexander Nevsky Cathedral for Sergei Tarasov, former vice-governor of St. Petersburg and head of the Federal Road Agency "Rosavtodor". He was later buried at Nikolskoye Cemetery.
Toll in Russian train attack up to 27, no one missing
20:24 01/12/2009
The body of the last person missing after the terrorist attack on the Nevsky Express from Moscow to St. Petersburg was found on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 27 people, a Russian emergencies spokesman said.
The Moscow-St. Petersburg train crash
19:27 01/12/2009
Three cars of high-speed train Nevsky Express from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed on November 27 after an explosive device equivalent to 7 kg (15 lbs) of TNT detonated on the railroad tracks. The explosion left 26 people killed.
Second blast at train crash site targeted investigators
15:36 01/12/2009
A second blast at the site of the terrorist attack on the Nevsky Express train was targeted at a group of investigators, the Investigative Committee at the Russian Prosecutor General's Office said on Tuesday.
Reconstruction of the Nevsky Express train explosion
13:05 01/12/2009
3D-reconstruction of the"Nevsky Express" train disaster, which resulted in the derailment of several cars and killed 26.
Putin urges tighter security on rail network after terrorist attacks
20:52 30/11/2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called on Monday for improved security and preventive police measures on Russia's rail network to prevent further terrorist attacks.
Survivors of the Nevsky Express blast share their experience
17:27 30/11/2009
Victims were evacuated on mattresses and blankets through the windows of the damaged passenger cars and were laid in the field outside. Survivors of the Nevsky Express train wreck tell RIA Novosti how they helped save people before the arrival of the rescue and medical teams.
Number of missing in Russian train derailment down to 2
16:54 30/11/2009
Two missing people in the recent train derailment that left 26 people dead were located on Monday, with the whereabouts of two more people yet to be established, a Russian emergencies spokeswoman said.
The Nevsky Express blast: Chronicle of events
15:27 30/11/2009
Twenty six people were killed and about a hundred wounded in a blast when Russian Railways’ Nevsky Express from Moscow to St. Petersburg was derailed on Friday evening. An investigation has been initiated under the Criminal Code article on terrorism.
Russian train derailment death toll rises to 26, 4 missing
11:38 30/11/2009
Four people are still unaccounted for after the recent derailment of a train due to a bomb blast, with the death toll rising to 26, officials said on Monday.
Patriarch Kirill calls for unity after Nevsky Express train blast
22:30 29/11/2009
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia led a memorial service for the Nevsky Express train blast victims on Sunday and called on the nation to unite in the face of terrorist threats.
Train crash in northwest Russia leaves 25 people dead - minister
13:21 29/11/2009
A train crash caused by a bomb attack in northwest Russia left 25 people dead and 26 are listed as missing, Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Sunday, citing the latest data
Train traffic resumes after deadly train crash in northwest Russia
09:52 29/11/2009
Train traffic has fully resumed on the route between Moscow and Saint Petersburg where a high-speed train carrying hundreds of passengers was derailed on Friday by a bomb attack that killed at least 26 people
Russia receives condolences over train derailment
03:31 29/11/2009
Russia has received numerous letters of condolence over Friday's derailment of a luxury express train, which left dozens of people dead.
Four train derailment survivors flown to St. Petersburg
01:46 29/11/2009
Four people, who were seriously injured in Friday's derailment of a luxury high-speed Moscow-St. Petersburg train were taken to hospitals in St. Petersburg by an emergencies ministry plane.
Passengers on Russian blast train tell of chaos, confusion
23:09 28/11/2009
Survivors of a terrorist attack on a luxury high-speed Moscow-St. Petersburg train that killed at least 26 people described on Saturday the chaos and confusion in the aftermath of the blast.
Rescue work ends at site of St. Petersburg-bound train attack
20:04 28/11/2009
Russian rescue workers rounded up on Saturday work at the site of a deadly attack on a Moscow-St. Petersburg train.
Russian police issue description of train blast suspect
19:16 28/11/2009
One of the main suspects in an attack on a Moscow-St. Petersburg train that killed at least 26 people was described by the Interior Minister on Saturday as "over 40, stocky and ginger-haired."
Bomb caused fatal train crash - Russia's security chief
16:45 28/11/2009
An explosive device equivalent to 7 kg of TNT caused Friday evening's deadly derailment of a train travelling from Moscow to St. Petersburg, the Russian federal security chief said on Saturday.
Reports on Russian train derailment deaths still vary
15:15 28/11/2009
Russia's health minister said on Saturday the derailment of a train going from Moscow to St. Petersburg late on Friday left 26 people dead, with other officials putting the toll at 25 to 30 people.
Nevsky Express train derails in Russia: 25 killed, 95 injured
08:06 28/11/2009
Twenty-five people died in the derailment of a Nevsky Express train that could have been a terrorist attack, and 95 were injured, according to the latest data from the Russian health minister
The aftermath of the attack on the Nevsky Express
07:09 28/11/2009
A bomb derailed three carriages of the Moscow-St.Petersburg high-speed Nevsky Express train on Friday evening, killing at least 26 people and injuring over 90.
Derailed Nevsky Express train was blown up - law enforcement source
05:12 28/11/2009
The Nevsky Express train bound for St. Petersburg that got derailed Friday evening killing at least 25 people was blown up, a law enforcement source said Saturday
Prosecutors say 25 dead as Nevsky Express train comes off tracks
02:40 28/11/2009
Twenty-five people died and some 63 were injured in the derailment of a Nevsky Express train bound from Moscow to Russia's second largest city St. Petersburg
Terror attack could be behind Nevsky Express derailment: 21 dead
01:37 28/11/2009
At least 21 people were killed and 55 injured when the Nevsky Express train bound from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed in what could be a terrorist attack
Ten killed, 130 injured in Nevsky Express train accident - source
00:28 28/11/2009
Ten passengers were killed and about 130 injured when a Russian train bound from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed, an emergencies ministry source said Saturday
Part of Moscow-St. Petersburg train derails, several killed
23:29 27/11/2009
Four carriages of a train travelling from Moscow to St. Petersburg have derailed, killing several people, an emergencies official said on Friday.
Moscow-St. Petersburg train derails, several injured
23:14 27/11/2009
Four carriages of a Nevsky Express train travelling from Moscow to St. Petersburg have derailed, injuring several people, Russian Railways (RZD) said on Friday.
Court sanctions arrest of Russian train blast suspect
14:59 20/12/2007
Train blast shows Russia still has terrorism problem - Putin-1
18:15 17/08/2007
Monday's blast that derailed a train en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg shows that the terrorism problem in Russia has not yet been eliminated, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
Russia estimates train crash losses at over $8 million
13:22 17/08/2007
The economic damages resulting from a Moscow-St. Petersburg train derailment earlier this week have been estimated at over 215 million rubles (over $8 million), a Russian Railways official said Friday.
Moscow-St Petersburg train derails, at least 60 injured
11:11 14/08/2007
At least 60 people were injured when an express train bound from Moscow to St. Petersburg was derailed by an explosion near Veliky Novgorod in northwestern Russia Monday evening.
At least 60 injured as Moscow-St. Petersburg train derails
09:31 14/08/2007
At least 60 people were injured when an express train bound from Moscow to St. Petersburg was derailed by an explosion near Veliky Novgorod in northwestern Russia Monday evening, the railway monopoly said. More than 30 people were hospitalized, mostly injured by shattered glass, after 12 of 13 cars and the locomotive of the four-hour Nevsky Express went off the rails at 9:38 p.m. Moscow time (5:38 p.m. GMT). The train travels at a speed of 200 km/h (120 mph).

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Nevsky Express train derailment

Four carriages of a Nevsky Express train travelling from Moscow to St. Petersburg have derailed. A Moscow police source told RIA Novosti earlier that the train driver had used the emergency brakes just before the derailment.

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