Two men arrested over deadly Moscow metro crash

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Two people have been arrested in connection with a metro train derailment in Moscow which left more than 20 people dead and injured scores more, Russia’s Investigative Committee said Wednesday.

 

The pair held on suspicion of violating transport safety rules are a maintenance foreman, Valery Bashkatov, and his assistant, Yury Gordov, a statement on the committee’s website said.

 

The men were involved in overseeing recent work on a rail junction switch on a section of track between Park Pobedy and Slavyansky Bulvar stations, the committee said.

 

The two suspects have been questioned and the authorities intend to charge them soon, the committee said. Meanwhile, investigators are continuing to examine the circumstances of the derailment and others involved in the works.

 

At least 22 people were killed when three metro train cars derailed in the tunnel during Tuesday’s morning rush hour, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency said.

 

Another 160 were injured, of whom more than 120 were hospitalized, according to the Moscow health care department. Of those, a few dozen were in critical condition.

 

 

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‘Do not stare at beautiful women’: Paris releases 12 commandments for how to behave on its Metro system

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Most people know the handful of rules that govern using the London Underground – such as letting passengers off the train first and not prizing the doors open when the train is trying to set off.

These orders are barked out by station staff through a loudspeaker system.

Parisians also have rules for their underground system. However, these have been distributed with a little more sophistication – via an online ‘politeness’ manual released by the Paris transport authority to ensure civility prevails at all times.
Called the ‘Manuel du savoir-vivre à l’usage du voyageur moderne’ – or ‘politeness manual for the modern traveller’ – it lists 12 ‘commandments’ for Parisians to abide by and comes complete with quaint sketches to illustrate the points.

The rules insist that Parisians must offer help to tourists ‘in Bermuda shirts with a metro map in one hand and the other hand in their hair’, hold the door open for passengers behind them – and greet the driver.

Travellers should also understand, the guide states, that ‘the huge crossed out cigarette on the platform is not a work of art but a ban on smoking’.

 

 

Staring at beautiful women-metro

The key no-nos are not playing music too loudly through headphones, resisting the temptation to stare for a long time at beautiful women and holding back from starting a fight with someone who’s just stepped on your toes.

Loud phone conversations should also be avoided, old lady’s bags should be carried up stairs, armpits should be covered by arms and not exposed to the carriage – and handkerchiefs not just used to wave someone off with, but to sneeze into.

Last but not least – the Metro is not to be mistaken for a lavatory.

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Երթևեկողները պետք է նաև հասկանան, որ պատին փակցված ծխախոտի վրա խաչ քաշված պատկերը արվեստի գործ չէ, այլ ծխելու արգելման նշան:

Հիմնական չթույլատրված գործողություններից են նաև ականջակալներով բարձր երաժշտություն լսելը, երկար ժամանակ գեղեցիկ կնոջը նայելը և ձեր ոտքը տրորած մարդու հետ չկռվելը:

Պետք է խուսափել նաև հեռախոսով բարձր խոսելուց, վերև բարձրացնել ծեր կնոջ պայուսակները, թևատակերը պետք է ծածկել թևերով, ոչ թե ցուցադրել ամբողջ վագոնի մարդկանց, իսկ թաշկինակները պետք է օգտագործել դրանց մեջ փռշտալու, ոչ թե ինչ-որ մեկին ճանապարհելիս թափահարելու համար:

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