2009 Nevsky Express bombing

Bombing of a high speed train travelling between Moscow and Saint Petersburg Nevsky Express bombing 2007 bombing 2007 Nevsky Express bombing November 2019 2009 Nevsky Express bombing Ru-nrg-okulovsky loc.svg Uglovka, Okulovsky District, Novgorod Oblast, Russia 58 7 33 N 33 40 25 E type:event_region:RU inline,title 27 November 2009 21:25http://echo.msk.ru/news/637605-echo.html Радиостанция "Эхо Москвы" / Новости / Суббота, 28.11.2009 / В деревнях у места крушения "Невского экспресса" сотрудники милиции ищут возможных террористов Echo.msk.ru 29 June 2008 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091201030435/http://www.echo.msk.ru/news/637605-echo.html 1 December 2009 live/21:30http://echo.msk.ru/programs/razvorot-morning/637583-echo/ Радиостанция "Эхо Москвы" / Передачи / Разворот (утренний) / Суббота, 28.11.2009: Борис Грузд, адвокат, очевидец крушения "Невского экспресса" Echo.msk.ru 29 June 2008 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091202081135/http://www.echo.msk.ru/programs/razvorot-morning/637583-echo/ 2 December 2009 livehttp://www.radiomayak.ru/doc.html?id=162893&cid=43 Радио "Маяк" / В крушении "Невского экспресса" есть погибшие и раненые Radiomayak.ru 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091130023037/http://www.radiomayak.ru/doc.html?id=162893&cid=43 30 November 2009 dead/21:34http://lenta.ru/news/2009/11/28/kilos/ "Невский экспресс" взорвали 7 килограммами тротила Lenta.ru 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091130202555/http://lenta.ru/news/2009/11/28/kilos/ 30 November 2009 live/21:35http://www.vz.ru/news/2009/11/27/353480.html ВЗГЛЯД / Поезд Петербург-Москва частично сошел с рельсов в Тверской области Vz.ru 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091201012437/http://www.vz.ru/news/2009/11/27/353480.html 1 December 2009 live/21:48http://www.rosbalt.ru/2009/11/28/692659.html На место катастрофы "Невского экспресса" выехал глава СКП РФ—Происшествия, поезд, катастрофа—Росбалт Rosbalt.ru 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091202051848/http://www.rosbalt.ru/2009/11/28/692659.html 2 December 2009 dead dmy-all MSK (UTC+3) Between Alyoshinka and Uglovka, Novgorod Oblast Russia Oktyabrskaya Railway Russian Railways Derailment Terrorist act, bombing (29.288 MJ)http://echo.msk.ru/news/637650-echo.html Радиостанция "Эхо Москвы" / Новости / Новости Эха / Суббота, 28.11.2009 / На месте крушения Невского экспресса могло находиться еще одно взрывное устройство Echo.msk.ru 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091201014933/http://www.echo.msk.ru/news/637650-echo.html 1 December 2009 live 1 660+ 28http://www.echo.msk.ru/news/649188-echo.html ru:ЧИСЛО ЖЕРТВ КРУШЕНИЯ "НЕВСКОГО ЭКСПРЕССА" ВОЗРОСЛО ДО 28-МИ ЧЕЛОВЕК 12 May 2013 ru 96http://echo.msk.ru/news/637638-echo.html Радиостанция "Эхо Москвы" / Новости / Новости Эха / Суббота, 28.11.2009 / По предварительным данным, 26 человек погибли и 96 пострадали в результате крушения Невского экспресса Echo.msk.ru 29 June 2008 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091201030445/http://www.echo.msk.ru/news/637638-echo.html 1 December 2009 live + 1 1 km of railway, 4 carriageshttps://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/28/world/europe/28moscow.html At least 25 killed as train derails in western Russia 28 November 2009 The New York Times 28 November 2009 New York https://web.archive.org/web/20150315000153/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/28/world/europe/28moscow.html 15 March 2015 livehttps://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSGEE5AQ26F Russian train crash kills 25, terrorism suspected Shchedrov Oleg 27 November 2009 Reuters 28 November 2009 London https://web.archive.org/web/20100207094746/https://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSGEE5AQ26F 7 February 2010 live thumb|Electric locomotive Škoda ChS200 (66E) with "Nevsky Express" train thumb|Conference with Vladimir Yakunin thumb|Special meeting with Dmitry Medvedev The 2009 Nevsky Express bombing occurred on 27 November 2009 when a bomb explodedhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8383960.stm Russia train crash 'caused by bomb' BBC News 26 July 2008 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091129051800/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8383960.stm 29 November 2009 live under a high speed train travelling between the Russian cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg causing derailment near the town of Bologoye, Tver Oblast (approximately 200 mi km or from Moscow), on the Moscow–Saint Petersburg Railway. The derailment occurred at 21:34 local time (18:34 UTC).http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/25-dead-87-hurt-in-russia-train-crash-reports-20091128-jxm8.html 25 dead, 87 hurt in Russia train crash 28 November 2009 The Sydney Morning Herald 28 November 2009 Sydney Russian officials had stated that 39 people were killed and 95 injured but later retracted that estimate. 27 deaths had been reported by 2 December. A second bomb exploded at the scene of the investigation the following day, injuring one. It was reported to have been triggered by a remote mobile phone.Russia holds Nevsky Express train blast funerals https://archive.today/20120630075935/http://newsalerts.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8383889.stm 30 June 2012 BBC Retrieved on 22 December 2009 The first respondents were residents of Lykoshino, a nearby village.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/world/europe/29scene.html Villagers Rushed to Help in Frigid Russian Crash Barry Ellen 28 November 2009 The New York Times 29 November 2009 A field hospital was set up to treat the woundedhttp://www.taipeinews.net/story/570751 Terrorists may have derailed train in Russia 28 November 2009 taipeinews.net 28 November 2009 Taiwan https://web.archive.org/web/20091202232813/http://www.taipeinews.net/story/570751 2 December 2009 dead dmy-all and at least 50 were hospitalised in Saint Petersburg. It is believed that, at the time of the derailment, the Nevsky Express was carrying 661 passengers in 13 carriages, of which the last four were thought to have been affected by the incident. Initial reports blamed an electrical fault for the derailment, but investigation showed that the derailment may have been caused by an act of terrorism; a crater was found in the ground near the crash site.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/nov/28/russia-train-derailment-bomb Bomb suspected as Russia train crash kills at least 22 Jones Aidan 28 November 2009 Guardian News and Media 28 November 2009 London https://web.archive.org/web/20091201011438/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/28/russia-train-derailment-bomb 1 December 2009 live The government confirmed that the accident was caused by terrorists, making this attack Russia's deadliest outside the North Caucasus region since the 2004 Russian aircraft bombings.Odynova Alexandra 25 Dead in Luxury Train Bombing http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/25-dead-in-luxury-train-bombing/390561.html The Moscow Times 30 November 2009 2 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091203075615/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/25-dead-in-luxury-train-bombing/390561.html 3 December 2009 live Cause About 44 minutes before the incident the high-speed train Sapsan was doing a trial run in the same area. November 2019 Russian media initially reported that the cause of the derailment was an electrical fault. Witness reports mentioned a "loud bang";https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russian-express-train-crash-kills-22-1830041.html Russian express train crash kills 22 28 November 2009 The Independent 28 November 2009 London Denis Sinyakov https://web.archive.org/web/20091201140004/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russian-express-train-crash-kills-22-1830041.html 1 December 2009 live another passenger told reporters in St Petersburg there had been no blast. Interfax news agency said a 3 ft m mid -wide crater had been found next to the railway track; Reuters reporters at the scene did not see one. The discovery of a 1 m ft on crater under the tracks altered the focus of the investigation as officials suspected that the incident might be the result of a terrorist attack. Later on 28 November, Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Federal Security Service (FSB), reported to President Dmitry Medvedev that the train was derailed by an explosion of 29.288 MJ.http://www.lenta.ru/news/2009/11/28/kilos/ Neva express derailment caused by explosion of 7 kg (15 lb) TNT ru 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091130202555/http://lenta.ru/news/2009/11/28/kilos/ 30 November 2009 live Early investigation reports did not indicate consensus over the cause. While some reports indicated suspicion of terrorist-related activities, one law enforcement official said that the crater "must be just a pit someone dug out [or could have been] left by an explosive device".https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8383790.stm Scores killed or hurt in Russia train crash 28 November 2009 BBC 28 November 2009 London https://web.archive.org/web/20091130055129/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8383790.stm 30 November 2009 live Some railway engineers additionally suggested that derailment may have been caused by one or several technical failures without any explosion involved.Fontanka.ruhttp://www.svobodanews.ru/content/article/1891516.html SvobodaNews.ru 22 December 2009 3 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091203075425/http://www.svobodanews.ru/content/article/1891516.html dead Responsibility for the attack had first been claimed by far-right nationalists,Terrorism in Russia: Bombings away http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15019904 The Economist 3 December 2009 8 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091210032541/http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15019904 10 December 2009 live then by the "Caucasian Mujahadeen" on orders from Dokka Umarov, who is considered to be "the leader of the Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus."North Caucasus group in Russia train bomb web claim https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8390258.stm BBC News 2 December 2009 2 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091203051738/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8390258.stm 3 December 2009 live The attack was claimed to have been part of a series of attacks planned to Russian infrastructure. Vladimir Yakunin, the head of Russian railways, noted similarities between this attack and the 2007 Nevsky Express bombing; responsibility for the 2009 attack is yet to be confirmed. Chechen evidence linked to the train explosion was found during an investigation that took place following a raid on suspected rebels on 2–3 March 2010, in which a close associate of Umarov, Said Buryatsky, along with 7 other suspects were killed. According to Bortnikov, bomb material "identical" to what was used in the 2007 train attack had also been uncovered during the raid.Russian Forces Kill 8, Find Train Attack Clues The St. Petersburg Times Retrieved on 9 March 2010 Casualties The train was popular with government officials and Russian business executives.https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gn3is5E-dUPzWK3d_N1sKiCW4fpAD9C8J4M00 Russia: Bomb caused train crash that killed 26 Sekretarev Ivan 28 November 2009 Associated Press 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091202200715/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gn3is5E-dUPzWK3d_N1sKiCW4fpAD9C8J4M00 2 December 2009 dead Notable deaths Boris Evstratikov ru Евстратиков, Борис Михайлович – head of Rosreserve ru Федеральное агентство по государственным резервамhttp://lenta.ru/news/2009/11/28/kilos/ ru:"Невский экспресс" взорвали 7 килограммами тротила 28 November 2009 Lenta.ru ru 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091130202555/http://lenta.ru/news/2009/11/28/kilos/ 30 November 2009 live Sergei Tarasov – chairman of Rosavtodor, ex-representative of the St. Petersburg in the Federation Council of Russia Lyudmila Mukhina – deputy head of the Office of Science of Rosrybolovstvohttp://www.newizv.ru/lenta/118082/ ru:Авария "Невского экспресса" унесла жизни высокопоставленных чиновников 28 November 2009 Новые Известия ru 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091202081310/http://www.newizv.ru/lenta/118082/ 2 December 2009 dead dmy-all Notable injuries Dmitry Goin – deputy head of Rosreserve Alexander Poshivay – head of administration of Rosreserve Second bomb A second, weaker bomb exploded the next day, 28 November at 14:00 (11:00 UTC), near the site of the first blast.http://itn.co.uk/442317392aac5173d9a105f42998127e.html Second bomb explodes at Russia train crash site 28 November 2009 ITN News 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091202072158/http://itn.co.uk/442317392aac5173d9a105f42998127e.html 2 December 2009 dead The bomb was detonated by remote control, and was apparently targeted at investigators, injuring Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the Investigative Committee and highest-ranking government official to visit the scene.Abdullaev Nabi 2nd Train Blast Injured Bastrykn http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/2nd-train-blast-injured-bastrykin/390746.html The Moscow Times 2 December 2009 2 December 2009Russia's top detective hurt in train bombing http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/02/2759399.htm?section=world https://archive.today/20121206021650/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/02/2759399.htm?section=world dead 6 December 2012 ABC News AFP 2 December 2009 2 December 2009Top detective hurt in second blast at train crash site http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/eymhgbojgbau/rss2/ BreakingNews.ie 1 December 2009 2 December 2009 14 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110614134901/http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/eymhgbojgbau/rss2/ dead No deaths were reported. Response President Dmitry Medvedev was informed of the incident and ordered an investigation by the FSB, while the Emergency Situations Minister held a crisis meeting with the interior and Health Ministers. As per the Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev, several leads have been pursued and criminal case was opened under Articles 205 (terrorism) and Article 222 (illegal possession or storage of weapons or explosives) of the Russian Criminal Code.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/28/russia.train.crash/index.html Russian train wreck 'an act of terror' 28 November 2009 CNN 3 December 2009 Moscow https://web.archive.org/web/20091201063807/http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/28/russia.train.crash/index.html 1 December 2009 live In a televised Q&A session on 3 December, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin also called for tough measures against the perpetrators of the bombing and reiterated terrorism still caused significant threats to the country.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8392465.stm Vladimir Putin 'to think about' presidential bid 3 December 2009 BBC News 3 December 2009 London https://web.archive.org/web/20091231052919/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8392465.stm 31 December 2009 live On 3 December, Russia's Transport police released sketches of four possible suspects one of which is believed to be a female. Russian Security Services allege these individuals had rented a house in the nearby village with a purpose of establishing train movement schedules for planning the attack and subsequently planted the explosives.http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/12/03/four-sought-in-russian-train-bombing/ Four Sought in Russian Train Bombing Lewis Dana 3 December 2009 Fox News 3 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091205042405/http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/12/03/four-sought-in-russian-train-bombing/ 5 December 2009 dead dmy-allru http://www.ntv.ru/novosti/181372/#tn1 New details of the terror act Fedosov Ilya 3 December 2009 NTV 3 December 2009 Saint-Petersburg Charges On 31 March 2010, the official investigation resulted in charges of terrorism, participation in unlawful armed formations and illegal trafficking in explosives and ammunition against 12 ethnic Ingush from the village of Ekazhevo in Ingushetia; 11 of them have the last name Kartoyev and are related; the 12th is Zelimkhan Aushev. The alleged leader of the terrorist cell was an Islamist preacher known as Said Abu Saad al-Buryatia or Said Buryatsky. Said Buryatsky was killed in a clash with police in March 2010.Charges and acquittals for Nevsky Express Aleksei Sokovnin, Musa Muradov Kommersant 1 April 2010 http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?docsid=1346687 3 November 2010 Final version of the indictment was filed on 20 January 2011, with 9 Kartoyevs and Aushev charged.RIA Novosti http://www.infosud.ru/incident_news/20110120/251642733.html По делу "Невского экспресса"-2009 предъявлено окончательное обвинение 21 January 2011August 2026 InternetArchiveBot See also Russia Trains 2007 Nevsky Express bombing (Malaya Vishera) List of terrorist incidents involving railway systems List of Russian rail accidents Terrorism in Russia References External links Suspected bomb derails Moscow-St Petersburg train, kills at least 25 Animation of derailment Sketches of the suspects shown in a press conference Category:21st-century mass murders in Russia Category:Attacks in Russia in 2009 Category:2009 mass murders Category:Insurgency in the North Caucasus Category:Terrorist incidents in Russia in 2009 Category:Rail transport in Tver Oblast Category:Train bombings in Europe Category:Articles containing video clips Category:Railway accidents in 2009 Category:Railway accidents and incidents in Russia Category:Accidents and incidents involving Russian Railways Category:November 2009 in Russia Category:Terrorist incidents during the Chechen–Russian conflict