Russian special services have detained three people (two teenagers, one adult) in connection with a series of sabotage attacks on the railroad and on the territory of the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after V.P. Chkalov, official representative of the Russian Interior Ministry Irina Volk told TASS.
“Three residents of the region, two of whom are underage, have been detained. The identities of the suspects were established after the arson of a railroad switchboard in the Sovetsky district of Novosibirsk. The investigative and operational team of the transport police found and seized evidence from the scene of the incident, which made it possible to find the attackers,” she said.
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Source: TASS
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