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Bomb explodes during train rescue effort; no injuries (Extra)
Nov 28, 2009, 15:40 GMT
Moscow - A further explosion has occurred at the scene of bomb blast that caused the derailment of a Russian express train, but with no injuries, Russian media said Saturday.
No one was injured when for as yet undetermined reasons the remaining parts of the bomb exploded during rescue efforts, railways chief Vladimir Yakunin told the the Interfax news agency. Rescue operations were resumed afterwards.
Rescue workers meanwhile found another body, raising to 27 the number of confirmed deaths. Around 20 people were still missing.
Some 100 people were injured when an explosion, believed to have been caused by a bomb, caused the derailment of the Nevsky Express train travelling between Moscow and St Petersburg late Friday.
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