Azernews.az reports that the movement of all trains en route Baku-Moscow was suspended because of a bomb threat in the southern part of Mahachkala. A suspicious object resembling a homemade explosive device was found on the tracks during an inspection on Friday morning, the Interior Ministry of the Dagestan Republic told Itar-Tass. Now special services are working on the scene, the area is inspected for signs of other explosive devices. Read article
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Yahoo News reports that thousands of Russian opposition activists marched through Moscow on Wednesday, decrying President Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian rule and calling for the release of people they consider political prisoners. The march on Russia Day, a national holiday, was to show support for 27 people arrested after a protest turned violent on the eve […]
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Yahoo News reports that a rush-hour fire in Moscow’s subway on Wednesday injured dozens of people, forced the evacuation of thousands of commuters and closed parts of the network, authorities said. The fire started after a power cable caught fire in a tunnel leading to the Okhotny Ryad station adjacent to Red Square, the Emergencies […]
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Sptimes.ru reports that at least 9,000 people were evacuated from Moscow buildings on Friday as the capital experienced its first tremors from an earthquake in 35 years. The scare came as a strong earthquake off the coast of Sakhalin in the Far East sent shockwaves throughout Russia, causing buildings to lightly shake in Moscow, about […]
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According to english.ruvr.ru, “The search for two tourists from Poland and Iran missing in the region of Mount Elbrus has been suspended due to heavy snowfall…Information about the disappearance of tourists Pavel Gostinsky and Ali-Atabi Cirelli was dispatched to the Elbrus search and rescue team on March 15…” Read Article
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As reported by themoscowtimes.com, “Investigators in the Kamchatka region have opened a preliminary check into the death of three tourists who froze to death during a mountain climbing expedition on the Kamchatka Peninsula, a news report said Monday.The bodies of the three tourists were found by rescue workers on a mountain pass on Monday morning, […]
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As reported by Visa-free Europe Coalition, “The Moscow Pass grants both Russian and foreign tourists access to a variety of museums around the city, including the State Historical Museum, St. Basil’s Cathedral and the Multimedia Art Museum, as well as to sightseeing tours and restaurants.” Read Article
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A young Russian tourist was found dead in Cusco as reported by trome.pe. According to police and the prosecutor of the imperial city, the subject was identified as Nikolai Alexei, 32. His body was found in a hotel room in the capital Cusco. He had died four days in the hostel room 406 hostal Platinum […]
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According to hypervocal.com, “One man was killed and another was injured when the transparent balloon they were traveling in got away from someone charged with catching it at the bottom of the hill, only for the Zorb to roll down into a gorge.” Read Article Watch Video
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An investigation was opened into a criminal case of the murder of 31-year-old Japanese tourist Ohnita Kaiti, whose body was found with 30 stab wounds on Tuesday morning in the west Trans-Baikal region, the local investigation department said on Wednesday. “According to the initial version of the investigation, a resident of Japan traveling through Russia […]
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