No Azerbaijanis among victims of Moscow metro accident
According to preliminary data, there is no Azerbaijani citizen
among the victims of metro accident in the Russian capital, Moscow,
Executive Director of All-Russian Azerbaijani Congress Ilgar
Hajiyev told Trend on July 15.
"We have not received any information saying that there are
Azerbaijanis among the victims," Hajiyev said.
Foreign Ministry's Spokesman Elman Abdullayev told Trend, the
ministry instructed the Russian Embassy to find out whether there
are Azerbaijani citizens among the victims in the accident or
not.
The death toll in the metro accident has risen to 15, Head of the
City Commission for Emergency Situations and Moscow's Deputy Mayor
Pyotr Biryukov told reporters, according to RIA Novosti.
About 150 people were reportedly injured in the accident.
Three cars of a train running between the stations "Park of
Victory" and "Slavic Boulevard" derailed on July 15 in the morning
rush hour.
The reasons for the accident are still unclear. As the rescuers
speak about a power surge as the cause of the incident, Moscow
Metro blames smoke formation for the tragedy.
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