Dozens Dead in Moscow Metro Bombings
March 29th, 2010Russia Protests: Thousands Rally in ‘Day of Wrath’ Against Putin:
This weekend’s Russia protests, in which thousands gathered in 20 Russian cities for ‘Day of Wrath’ demonstrations against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and other government officials, brought together diverse political forces.
And then…
Via: BBC:
At least 35 people have been killed after two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on Moscow Metro trains in the morning rush hour, officials say.
Twenty-three died in the first blast at 0756 (0356 GMT) as a train stood at the central Lubyanka station, beneath the offices of the FSB intelligence agency.
About 40 minutes later, a second explosion ripped through a train at Park Kultury, leaving another 12 dead.
No-one has said they carried out the worst attack in the capital since 2004.
But the BBC’s Richard Galpin in the Russian capital says past suicide bombings there have been blamed on Islamist rebels fighting for independence in the troubled North Caucasus region of Chechnya.
In February, Chechen rebel president Doku Umarov warned that “the zone of military operations will be extended to the territory of Russia… the war is coming to their cities”.
Moscow’s metro is one of the busiest subways in the world, carrying some 5.5m passengers a day.
How did they know about the bombing beforehand? Hmmm…
Russia Today presenter Yulia Shapovalova ended her shift Monday morning and made her way down to the Park Kultury metro station. After entering the station, she was quickly told to evacuate by officials who, little did she know, were trying to clear out the station before a female suicide bomber detonated a charge.
via: http://blastmagazine.com/the-news/world-news/2010/03/reporter-recounts-experience-in-moscow-metro-before-bombing/