Crimea bridge Russia ramps up security after blast

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Russia increased security on its only bridge to Crimea after a massive bomb on Saturday devastated sections of it.

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President Vladimir Putin has now directed the Federal Security Service (FSB) to monitor the crucial link to the seized peninsula.

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The bridge is also a key emblem of Russia's 2014 takeover of Crimea from Ukraine.

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According to Russian investigators, the bomb killed three persons.

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Russia's deputy prime minister ordered the destroyed parts of the bridge to be taken down immediately

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President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged the incident in his nightly address on Saturday

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Today was not a bad day and mostly sunny on our state's territory

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