Crimean bridge catches fire, kills three
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Kathmandu, October 8. A bridge on the Crimean Peninsula that linked the peninsula to Russia was collapsed due a blast. The explosion is said to have caused by a truck bomb. The explosion that took place on Saturday, killed three people.
Further, the speaker of Crimea’s Kremlin-backed regional parliament immediately accused Ukraine of being behind the explosion. However, Kyiv has denied of any responsibility of the incident.
Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee said in a statement, “A truck coming from the Taman Peninsula exploded on the road part of the Crimean Bridge at 6:07 a.m. (0307 GMT) today, causing seven fuel tanks of a train heading to the Crimean Peninsula to catch fire. Two spans of the road bridge partially collapsed.”
Putin is informed regarding the incident and has ordered a government panel for investigation into the incident.
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