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Updated October 17th, 2019 at 15:24 IST

Russia: American diplomats detained on a train in Severodvinsk

Reportedly on October 17, Russia detained 3 American diplomats on a train in Severodvinsk, near the base where Russian authorities were testing a rocket engine

Reported by: Ruchit Rastogi
Russia
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Reportedly on October 17, Russia detained three American diplomats on a train in the city of Severodvinsk, near the base where Russian authorities were testing a rocket engine along with a nuclear part before the accident happened wherein 5 workers were allegedly killed in the explosion. Russia has reportedly kept the accident a secret affair by not giving access to foreign ships in the White sea to thwart their plans of collecting any information about the concerned accident.

"Lost their way"

According to reports, the American diplomats, who were tagged as Military personnel, were allowed to go but may be subject to charges for traveling in a restricted Russian military area. In addition to this, representative of the US stated that the concerned diplomats were travelling on official business and had followed all procedures and notified Russian authorities.

In a statement released by the US officials, the 3 attaches were travelling to the city of Arkhangelsk but got lost on their way. The statement also talked about how they were ready to give a map of Russia in order to sort out the situation.

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A statement contradicting the US authorities

In a statement contradicting their American counterparts, the Russian authorities stated that the US officials had talked about a completely different city and it was certain that they had not lost their way.

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Plans to develop a nuclear-powered cruise missile

These reports have come to light a few days after the United States of America stated that the mishap was because of a nuclear reaction and accident that happened when Russia tried to recover a nuclear missile from the Barents Sea.

Plans to develop a nuclear-powered cruise missile that could fly indefinitely was first talked about by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in a public address in 2018. The cruise missile is still in the test phase and is being subject to rumours by experts that the project may never see the light.

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(With inputs from agencies)

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Published October 17th, 2019 at 14:06 IST

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