06 December 2003, 23:46
Day of mourning for victims of terrorist act in Essentuki
In Stavropol Territory, December 6 is declared a day of mourning for those who died as a result of the terrorist act in the Kislovodsk-Minvody commuter train.
Yesterday, December 5, 42 people were killed and more than 100 passengers were wounded as a result of the explosion of a railway car in the vicinity of the Essentuki station.
According to preliminary information, the explosive device in the second car of the train was activated by a kamikaze terrorist. The power of the bomb amounted to about 10 kilograms of trotyl equivalent.
Source: RIA Novosti