Explosion Takes Place At Railway In Samara Region Of Russia

Unknown people tried to blow up a bridge pillar.

There has been an explosion at the Zvezda-Chapaevsk railway line in Samara region, there is no information about the victims, the Unified duty dispatch service told "RIA Novosti".

As reported by the local edition of 63.ru and the Baza telegram channel, according to unofficial information, there has been a blow-up of the pillar of the railway bridge over the Chapaevka River at this section. As the channel specifies, the sound of the explosion was heard at about 6:15 local time.

Part of the trains bypassed this section, the delay will amount to about two hours, "the rest of the trains are standing, we are thinking about what to do with them", the Kuibyshev railway informed 63.ru.