Bridge collapse kills 7 people after train derails in Russia


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FILE- A Russian Railways double-decker trains are seen parked on the rails of the Kazansky railway line in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov) MOSCOW — A passenger train derailed in western Russia late Saturday after a bridge collapsed because of what local officials described as "illegal interference," killing at least seven people and injuring 30. The bridge in Russia's Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, was damaged "as a result of illegal interference in transport operations," Moscow Railways said in a statement, without elaborating. Russia's federal road transportation agency, Rosavtodor, said the destroyed bridge passed above the…