Reports: 22 Dead In Russia Train Derailment, Possible Terrorism

An express train carrying hundreds of passengers from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed late Friday, killing at least 22 people and injuring dozens of others in what some are saying may have been a deliberate act of terrorism.

The three rear cars of the Nevsky Express went off the tracks in the Tver province northwest of Moscow, the Emergency Situations Ministry said. Russian Railways said that four cars derailed and said 50 people were taken to two hospitals in the area.

The emergencies ministry said 22 people were killed and 54 injured, citing preliminary information. The RIA Novosti and Interfax news agencies cited unidentified regional law enforcement officials as saying 25 people were dead and 63 injured.

State-run Vesti-24 television showed grainy footage hours after the derailment of a damaged car apparently lying on its side by the tracks. Its reporter called the wreck a “terrible catastrophe,” saying he was looking at a “warped” carriage and could see other damaged cars as ambulances drove in and out of the cordoned-off site.

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