Bomb derails train injuring 15 people

AN explosion believed caused by a terrorist bomb derailed a train travelling from Chechnya to Moscow during yesterday’s national holiday, injuring at least 15 people.

The blast occurred on the Day of Russia just hours before President Vladimir Putin held a reception and awards ceremony in the Kremlin. Many Chechen rebel attacks have been timed for significant Russian holidays.

A spokeswoman for the Federal Security Service, or FSB, said the train’s driver reported an explosion on the tracks in front of the train shortly after 7am local time, and a crater and wires were found at the site about 90 miles south of Moscow.