A least 42 die in suicide train-bomb attack
Three women and a man are believed to have carried out Friday’s suicide bomb attack on a Russian commuter train near Chechnya that killed at least 42 people and wounded over 150.
The train was travelling between Kislovodsk and Mineralnye Vody, two towns in the northern foothills of the Caucasus mountains.
The parts of a suspected suicide bomber’s body were found with grenades attached to his feet, the Federal Security Service chief Nikolai Patrushev told Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mr Patrushev said three women were involved in the attack in Essentuki near the breakaway republic, including two who jumped from the train before the blast. One was injured, the other unlikely to survive.
The attack was perpetrated by Chechen separatists, officials said.
The atrocity came on the eve of historic parliamentary elections, set to take place on Sunday.
The regional Emergencies Ministry said the bombing was a “terrorist act.”
Chechen rebels led by Aslan Maskhadov have issued a statement denying responsibility.
