Twin Suicide Subway Attacks Kill 37 In Moscow
Posted March 29, 2010 6:33 am.
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Two suicide bombers targeted the Moscow subway system Monday morning, killing 37 people and wounding more than 100 others.
Russian authorities believe the two female bombers were from the Caucasus region that includes Chechnya. The first attack happened around 8am at the Lubyanka station in central Moscow. That stop sits underneath the Federal Security Service.
The second blast ripped through Park Kultury station about 45 minutes later. Russian authorities claim the bomber was wearing a belt packed with plastic explosives, which were detonated as the train doors opened.
According to Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, both explosions happened on trains. Approximately 7 million people use the Moscow subway system every work day.
Russian police have killed several Islamic militants in the North Caucasus region recently. In February, Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov warned “the war is coming to their cities.”
Ten people were killed in the last confirmed terrorist attack in Moscow in August 2004. A female suicide bomber blew herself up outside of a subway station.
Chechen rebels have claimed responsibility for the bombing of the Nevsky Express passenger train traveling to St. Petersburg from Moscow in November that killed 26 people.
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon condemned the attack in a statement released Monday and said the Canadian government extends its “deepest sympathy” to the families and friends of those killed and injured.
With files from the Canadian Press
