- Putin’s assertion were reported Sunday in Russian news reports.
- “There’s no doubt it was a terrorist act directed at the destruction of critically important civilian infrastructure,” Putin said in a video clip of a meeting with Russia Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin.
- Bastrykin said he had opened a criminal case on the matter, in which a truck-bomb exploded on the bridge, then reportedly ignited nearby oil tankers.
- No one has claimed responsibility for damaging it.
- Traffic over the bridge was temporarily suspended after the blast, but on Sunday vehicles and trains were again crossing