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Crimean bridge partially open to traffic: Russia

Crimean bridge partially open to traffic: Russia

Moscow, July 15, The Russian government said that the Kerch bridge, that connects the country to the occupied Crimean Peninsula, partially opened to traffic movement on Tuesday a day after it was attacked. Acccording to Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, vehicles were using a single lane of the bridge, the BBC reported. Also posting a video appearing to show cars crossing the bridge at night, Khusnullin said that motor traffic along both lanes of the bridge is expected to be resumed by November 1. "Preliminarily, we plan to resume two-way traffic along one side of the bridge by September 15,…
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