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| Car bombing prevented in Russia’s Crimea – RIA Novosti | Car bombing prevented in Russia’s Crimea – RIA Novosti |
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| An improvised explosive device has been discovered, made from parts supplied to Ukraine by NATO states, a source told the agency | An improvised explosive device has been discovered, made from parts supplied to Ukraine by NATO states, a source told the agency |
| An explosive-rigged vehicle that tried to cross into Russia’s Crimea has been intercepted by agents of the Federal Security Service (FSB), a security source has told RIA Novosti news agency. The bomb has since been deactivated, he added. | An explosive-rigged vehicle that tried to cross into Russia’s Crimea has been intercepted by agents of the Federal Security Service (FSB), a security source has told RIA Novosti news agency. The bomb has since been deactivated, he added. |
| The incident happened at the Dzhankoy crossing on the administrative border between Crimea and Russia’s Kherson Region, to the north of the peninsula, the agency reported on Saturday. | The incident happened at the Dzhankoy crossing on the administrative border between Crimea and Russia’s Kherson Region, to the north of the peninsula, the agency reported on Saturday. |
| During an inspection of a car, “driven by a law enforcement officer from the Kherson region,” the FSB employees discovered “an object resembling an explosive device attached to the bottom [of the vehicle] under the driver’s seat,” a source said. | During an inspection of a car, “driven by a law enforcement officer from the Kherson region,” the FSB employees discovered “an object resembling an explosive device attached to the bottom [of the vehicle] under the driver’s seat,” a source said. |
| The car was swiftly moved to a safe location, with sappers successfully neutralizing the bomb, he added. | |
| According to RIA Novosti’s source, experts have established that the improvised explosive device “was assembled from foreign-made parts, supplied to Ukraine by NATO states.” | |
| An investigation has been launched, with the security services working to identify those connected to the plot, the source said. |