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The Kerch Bridge linking Russia and Crimea in Ukraine collapsed after an explosion over the weekend. This is what we know

A powerful blast has damaged the Kerch Bridge, the sole road and rail link between Russia and the Crimean peninsula. 

Three people died when the bridge caught fire on Saturday, causing it to partially collapse. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of orchestrating the blast, even likening the explosion to an "act of terrorism", but Ukraine officials take no claim of responsibility.

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