Sweden backs Russian hunt for train terrorists
BRUSSELS (AFP) Sweden, the EU presidency, deplored the "tragic loss of lives" in a Russian train wreck and backed Moscow's efforts to shed light on the crash, which officials there say was a terrorist attack.
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The Swedish EU presidency said in a statement that it "deplores the tragic loss of lives in the evening of November 27, when an express train derailed on its way from Moscow to Saint Petersburg."
The EU presidency went on to say that it "supports Russia in its efforts to bring clarity into the causes of this tragic event."
The message came after Russian investigators said the incident, in which up to 39 people died and nearly 100 were injured, was caused by a bomb attack.
The train derailed between Russia's Tver and Novgorod regions while heading north from Moscow to Saint Petersburg late Friday.
The incident occurred in an area where the same train, the prestigious Nevsky Express, was derailed after a bomb under the track ripped out a portion of the rail in August 2007, injuring around 60 people.
The EU presidency conveyed its "profound sympathies and condolences" to the families of the victims.
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Last Updated (Sunday, 29 November 2009 12:25)
