MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian investigators said on Friday a dual Russian-Italian national had been detained for planting bombs on railway tracks as part of a sabotage campaign orchestrated by Ukrainian military intelligence.
After his arrest, the man, born in 1988 and a resident of Ryazan, confessed to planting home-made bombs that derailed a freight train in central Russia on Nov. 11, according to investigators.
The Committee said the detained man admitted undergoing "sabotage training in Latvia with the direct participation of the Latvian special services."
Ukrainian military intelligence could not be reached for immediate comment.
(Writing by Felix Light; Editing by Guy Faulconbridge and Jamie Freed)
Persons:
Felix Light, Guy Faulconbridge, Jamie Freed
Organizations:
Main Intelligence, Ministry of Defense, Reuters
Locations:
MOSCOW, Russian, Ukrainian, Ryazan, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Latvian, Rybnoe, Moscow