Explosives Found in Both Crashed Russian Planes

(Reuters) Explosives have been found in the second of two Russian jets which crashed simultaneously last week killing 90 people, investigators said Saturday. "Additional examination of the fragments of the Tu-134 aircraft which crashed Tuesday...has revealed traces of hexogen," an FSB security service spokesman said. Hexogen, also known as RDX, has been used in previous attacks blamed on Chechen militants.


2004-08-30 00:00:00

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