A terrorist act was averted at about the noon on Saturday on the Mozdok-Gazimagomed trunk gas pipeline in Dagestan, the public relations service of the Federal Security Service (FSB) department in Dagestan told Itar-Tass on Saturday. "Security guards of the gas pipeline have found a powerful explosive device at the 590th kilometer of the gas pipeline in the vicinity of Manasaul, the Karabudakh district along the aerial crossing," the public relations service said, ITAR-TASS reported.
FSB sappers and bomb disposal experts rushed to the incident site. During the detailed examination they found out that the explosive device was made of an eight-liter zinc-coated bucket filled with four kilograms of explosive mixture consisted of saltpeter and aluminum powder. The explosive device was fitted with a timer.
The gas supply has been suspended in Makhachkala and Kaspiisk for several hours during the mine disposal operation.
The sappers destroyed the dangerous find with a pressure charge on the spot.