Russia launches criminal probe into Crimea bridge blast

A view of the construction site of the road-and-rail Crimean Bridge over the Kerch Strait. Credit: AFP Photo

Russia on Saturday opened a criminal probe into a blast that heavily damaged a vital bridge linking Moscow-annexed Crimea to the mainland, which it blamed on a car bomb.

Russia's investigative committee said it had "initiated a criminal case in connection with the incident on the Crimean bridge," adding that "a truck was blown up."

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