Moscow Man Arrested for Railway Firebombing
A 19-year-old Moscow resident was arrested for setting fire to three railway cabinets on the Paveletskoye direction of the Moscow Railway, allegedly at the instruction of a scammer offering 90,000 rubles, which he never received. The incident occurred on the section between Varshavskaya and Chertanovo stations.
Consensus
- A 19-year-old man from Moscow was arrested for setting fire to three railway equipment cabinets.
- The fires occurred on the Paveletskoye line of the Moscow Railway between Varshavskaya and Chertanovskaya stations.
- The man was allegedly instructed by an unknown individual via a messaging app to carry out the act for 90,000 rubles.
- The man used flammable liquid to set the cabinets on fire and recorded the act on video.
- The man did not receive the promised payment.
- The fires were extinguished by railway workers, with one cabinet completely destroyed and two others partially damaged.
- A criminal case was opened under the charge of a terrorist act.
- The suspect was detained and held in custody.
Points of divergence
- The man previously set fire to two relay cabinets and one battery cabinet on the Podolsk–Kutuzovskaya section in August, after which he fled and was later apprehended. — vm
- The fire occurred at night, and the emergency was reported to the duty office. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Moscow man set fire to three railway cabinets on Pavelskaya direction of MZhD: what punishment awaits him — Вечерняя Москва
- Moscow resident set fire to three railway cabinets for 90 thousand rubles — Вести