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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
World
Will Stewart & Rachel Hagan

Vladimir Putin hit by sabotage explosions as train derails before bursting into flames

Russia was hit by two separate May Day “saboteur” explosions which led to an oil train igniting in flames after derailing and electricity pylons collapsing.

The rail incident was in the Bryansk region, bordering Ukraine and Belarus on a rail route used for Moscow’s military supplies.

Seven oil tanker wagons came off the track and overturned after an explosion on the rail track, said reports.

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