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Moscow suicide bombing

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« on: January 25, 2011, 08:04:29 am »

An explosion has ripped through the international arrivals hall at Moscow's busiest airport, killing at least 31 people and wounding nearly 170.

Witnesses say a suicide bomber carrying a suitcase walked into the international arrivals terminal at Domodedovo Airport and set off the huge explosion on Monday afternoon local time (early this morning NZST).

The terminal was engulfed by smoke and splattered with body parts after the terror attack sprayed shrapnel, screws and ball bearings at passengers and workers in the loosely guarded area.

President Dmitry Medvedev immediately ordered authorities to beef up security at Moscow's two other commercial airports and other key transport facilities.

He also cancelled plans to fly out to Davos, Switzerland, where he had aimed to promote Russia as a profitable investment haven to world business leaders.

The attack was most likely carried out by a suicide bomber and "attempts were being made to identify him," Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said. The Interfax news agency said the head of the suspected bomber had been found.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion, which occurred at 4.32pm local time (2.32am NZST). But Chechen militants have claimed responsibility for previous terror attacks in Moscow, including a double suicide bombing on the subway in March 2010 that killed 40 people and wounded more than 100.

The latest attack on the Russian capital called into question Russia's ability to safely host major international sports events like the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2018 World Cup.

It is the second time in seven years terrorists have hit Domodedovo Airport: In 2004, other suicide bombers penetrated the lax security there, killing 90 people as they blew up two planes.

Large-scale battles in Chechnya ended years ago, following two devastating wars between Russia and the republic's separatists, but Islamic militants have continued to carry out suicide bombings and other attacks.

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