A bomb exploded on a bus during the morning rush in a central Russian city on Wednesday, killing at least 8 people and wounding about 50 in what may have been a terrorist attack, local officials said.
The blast in Tolyatti, about 600 miles from Moscow, was caused by a four-and-a-half-pound device, though no information was available on possible suspects, said Irina Doroshenko, a spokeswoman for the investigative wing of the prosecutor’s office. Vladimir Artyakov, governor of the Samara region, where the explosion occurred, said that a terrorist attack was the main theory, the Interfax news agency reported.
Earlier, the news agency, citing an unidentified police source, said a passenger carrying the bomb may have detonated it accidentally.
Tolyatti, in the heartland of Russian automobile manufacturing, is a bastion of organized crime, and gangland violence has been common.
Most victims on the bus were students, Interfax reported, citing a hospital spokesman.
[NY Times]
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