Two teenagers in Kuzbass are suspected of sabotage on the West Siberian Railway
Quick Look
- Two teenagers in the Kemerovo region are suspected of committing sabotage on a section of the West Siberian Railway after agreeing to set fire to a transport infrastructure facility for a reward in correspondence with an unknown person on Telegram.
- A criminal case has been initiated under Part 2 of Art.
- 281 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
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Why It Matters
The teenagers were identified during the operational search activities of the FSB Directorate for the Kemerovo Region together with the line department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Center for Special Investigations of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Two teenagers in Kuzbass are suspected of committing sabotage on a section of the West Siberian Railway.
The teenagers agreed to set fire to a transport infrastructure facility for a reward after corresponding on Telegram with an unknown person.
A criminal case has been initiated against the teenagers under Part 2 of Art. 281 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Sabotage”.
KEMEROVO, October 6 – RIA Novosti. Two teenagers in Kuzbass are suspected of committing sabotage on a section of the West Siberian Railway; a criminal case has been opened, the regional FSB Directorate told RIA Novosti.
“The operational search activities carried out by the FSB Directorate ... in the Kemerovo Region ... together with the Kuzbass Line Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the Center for Specialized Execution of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs ... in the Kemerovo Region ... identified two minor residents of the region involved in committing sabotage,” the FSB Directorate reported.
The department clarified that in October, during a correspondence on Telegram with an unknown person, the teenagers agreed for a reward to set fire to a transport infrastructure facility on a section of the West Siberian Railway.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The court will choose a preventive measure against the suspected teenagers
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Who is the unknown person on Telegram with whom the teenagers were corresponding?
- What kind of reward was offered to teenagers for committing sabotage?
- Was the transport infrastructure actually set on fire or was the plan left in the preparation stage?
