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01 Jun 2025, 11:15 GMT+10
At least seven people have been killed and 69 wounded, Aleksandr Bogomaz has said
A bridge that collapsed onto a moving passenger train in Russia's Bryansk Region was deliberately blown up, local governor Aleksandr Bogomaz has said.
At least seven people were killed and 69 others wounded in the incident late on Saturday, according to Bogomaz.
"A bridge on a highway was blown up as a train with 388 passengers was moving under it," the governor told the television channel Russia 24 on Sunday morning.
According to Bogomaz, all of the wounded were swiftly hospitalized following the incident. Two of the patients, including one child, remain in critical condition and will be flown to Moscow for further treatment.
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