Bomb found on Azerbaijan-Russia railway
Russian security officers on Thursday discovered an
explosive on a section of the Baku-Rostov railway passing near
Makhachkala, the capital of the Russian republic of Daghestan. The
rail line had been shut until the explosive was rendered
harmless.
Mine-searchers of Russia`s Federal Security Service immediately began neutralizing the hand-made explosive, but the work took until Friday to complete due to the falling of the dark, Russian Interfax news agency reported.
According to the Russian media, the item planted on the railway was a 12-liter galvanized bucket filled with explosive substance, with wires sticking out. The explosive had capacity equaling 6 kg of TNT.
The incident had caused delays in the traffic of trains.
Mine-searchers of Russia`s Federal Security Service immediately began neutralizing the hand-made explosive, but the work took until Friday to complete due to the falling of the dark, Russian Interfax news agency reported.
According to the Russian media, the item planted on the railway was a 12-liter galvanized bucket filled with explosive substance, with wires sticking out. The explosive had capacity equaling 6 kg of TNT.
The incident had caused delays in the traffic of trains.
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