Militants claim Russia dam disaster

MOSCOW (AFP)

The claim was posted on a rebel website, Kavkazcenter.com, which said it received a statement by email. There was no way to check the veracity but Russian officials said Monday’s tragedy at Russia’s biggest hydroelectric plant was caused by a technical fault and there was no evidence of an attack.

“Russian security service explosives experts have found no trace of explosive material at the site of the accident,” said Vladimir Markin, spokesman for the investigative committee of the state prosecutor.

“Various theories for the cause of the accident are under investigation. However there has been no confirmation of the theory of a terrorist act,” he said, according to news agencies.

AFP