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Traffic briefly suspended over Crimea bridge, Russian authorities say

Traffic resumed less than an hour later, authorities said in a message on the Telegram messaging app

By Reuters
March 10, 2024
A view shows the Crimean bridge connecting the Russian mainland with the peninsula across the Kerch Strait, Crimea. — AFP/File
A view shows the Crimean bridge connecting the Russian mainland with the peninsula across the Kerch Strait, Crimea. — AFP/File

KYIV: Car traffic was briefly suspended over the Crimea bridge on Saturday, Russian authorities said, a move often made because of expected or actual attacks.

Traffic resumed less than an hour later, authorities said in a message on the Telegram messaging app. The bridge connects mainland Russia to Crimea which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014 but which Kyiv still considers its territory.