MOSCOW, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-six people have been confirmed dead as of 01:00 p.m. Moscow time (1000GMT) Saturday in the derailment of a Russian express train, with another 18 people unaccounted for, said Russia's health minister . . .

Elements of an explosive device have been found at the site where a Russian express train derailed late Friday, said a Russian investigator.

"Indeed, this was a terrorist attack," said Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for the Investigative Committee within the Russian prosecution system