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- ↑ Death of another victim takes Russian train blast toll to 46 [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Чистосердечное признание пересмотру не подлежит" . Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ↑ "36 killed in train blast near Chechnya" . Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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