Scores Killed In Crimea College Terror Bomb Attack

BBC: Kerch blast: Crimea college bomb attack kills 18

At least 18 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in an explosion at a college in Russian-annexed Crimea.

Officials said an "unidentified explosive device" detonated at the technical college in Kerch, where Russia has built a bridge between the peninsula and Russia.

Initial reports had suggested that the blast was some sort of gas explosion.

But a Russian national guard official said the incident was a deliberate "terrorist act".

Sergei Melikov said the explosion had been caused by an improvised explosive device.

National guard units had reached the scene of the "act of terrorism"' he told Interfax.

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WNU Editor: There are some reports that there were armed gunmen, but officials are denying those reports. This is a developing news story that will be updated later today.

More News On Today's Terror Attack In Crimea

Explosion at Crimean college (Live) -- TASS
Seventeen People Dead, Up to 50 Injured Following Blast in Kerch, Russia (VIDEO) -- Sputnik
Crimea terrorist attack: 18 killed, dozens injured in explosion in Kerch college -- RT
Crimea college hit by deadly bomb blast in terror attack -- The Guardian
Russia: Explosive kills 13, injures dozens in Crimea -- AP
Thirteen people killed in armed attack on Crimean college -- Reuters
Witness on Kerch Blast: There Was No Central Entrance, There Were No Windows -- Sputnik
Terror attack among possible versions behind explosion in Crimea — Kremlin -- TASS

Moscow Taxi Deliberately Plows Into World Cup Soccer Fans Injuring Eight

Наезд такси в Москве.. жесть какая-то. pic.twitter.com/09XTwbZNPw

— Борисыч (@Borisich_glass) June 16, 2018

Daily Mail: Moscow taxi driver mows down World Cup fans: Eight injured as Kyrgyzstani migrant swerves out of traffic, mounts pavement and speeds into crowd - before fleeing and being wrestled to ground

* Mexican fans were among those injured in the crash in Ilinka Street, around 200 metres from the Red Square
* Video footage shows the driver mounting the pavement and ramming through pedestrians on the pavement
* Additional footage shows the driver trying to escape the scene on foot and is quickly chased by witnesses
* Police say driver had a Kyrgyzstan driving licence. Two Mexicans, two Russians and Ukrainian hospitalised
* Moscow one of 11 cities in Russia hosting the FIFA World Cup. Mexico to play Germany in the city tomorrow

This is the horrific moment a taxi driver rammed his vehicle through a busy crowd of World Cup football fans, just yards from Moscow's Red Square.

Eight people were injured in the collision but it appears many more were hit. Two Mexicans, two Russians and one Ukrainian were hospitalised.

The two Mexicans injured in the crash were only lightly injured and are in a stable condition, according to the Mexican embassy in Russia. One woman is in a serious condition.

At least one person hit was seen wearing a Mexico kit, with the North American nation due to kick-off their World Cup campaign against Germany in Moscow's Luzhniki stadium tomorrow.

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WNU Editor: Russian news is saying that it is/was an accident. But looking at the above video it is clear to me that he did it deliberately, and running away while yelling that he did not do it .... hmmmm .... that is not going to go down well. Russian prison for someone like him .... injuring people a block away from Red Square during the World Cup in a country that loves soccer .... is not going to be a pleasant experience.

More News On A Moscow Taxi Deliberately Plowing Into World Cup Soccer Fans Injuring Eight

Taxi driver loses control & accidentally drives into crowd in Moscow (VIDEO) -- RT
Taxi Runs Into Crowd in Central Moscow -- Moscow Times
Alleged VIDEO of Taxi Ramming Incident in Moscow Appears Online -- Sputnik
Taxi hits pedestrians near Moscow’s Red Square, injuring 8 -- AP
Taxi plows into Moscow crowd including soccer fans, injuring eight -- Reuters
Taxi hits pedestrians in Moscow amid World Cup festivities -- CNN

Suspect Behind This Week's St. Petersburg Supermarket Bombing Has Been Arrested By Russian Security Forces

The bomb was reportedly hidden in a rucksack in a bag storage locker

Radio Free Europe: Russian Security Agency Says Supermarket Bombing Suspect Arrested

Russia’s main security agency says it has arrested a man suspected of setting off an explosion at a supermarket in the Russian city of St. Petersburg that injured more then 10 people on December 27.

The Federal Security Service, or FSB, made the announcement in a December 30 statement carried by Russian news agencies.

The agency did not identify the suspect or provide any details about his motive.

The statement said the suspect organized and carried out the attack on his own.

The extremist group Islamic State (IS) had earlier claimed responsibility for the bombing.

The claim was made by the IS's Amaq news agency on December 29.

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WNU Editor: Talk about quick arrests.

Suspect Behind This Week's St. Petersburg Supermarket Bombing Has Been Arrested By Russian Security Forces

St Petersburg supermarket bombing suspect arrested -- BBC
Russia says it has detained a suspect in St. Petersburg supermarket blast -- Daily Mail
Russian security services say organizer of St Petersburg supermarket blast detained -- RT
Russian Security Service Detains Suspect in St Petersburg Supermarket Explosion -- Sputnik

Russian President Putin Calls St. Petersburg Explosion A 'Terror Attack'. Says Terror Suspects Should Be 'Liquidated'

Radio Free Europe: After Supermarket Blast, Putin Says Terror Suspects Should Be 'Liquidated'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said a blast that injured at least 10 people at a St. Petersburg supermarket was a terrorist act, and urged security forces to "take no prisoners" when dealing with imminent threats from terror-plot suspects.

Talking tough on December 28, a day after the explosion of what authorities said was a makeshift bomb packed with metal fragments, Putin said law enforcement officers should "liquidate" suspected terrorists if they pose a potentially deadly threat.

"You know that a terrorist act was carried out in St. Petersburg yesterday," Putin said at a medals ceremony in the Kremlin for military personnel who have taken part in Russian operations in Syria.

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More News On Russian President Putin Calling Yesterday's St. Petersburg Explosion A 'Terror Attack'

Putin: Wednesday’s blast in St. Petersburg store a terrorist attack -- RT
Putin says St. Petersburg explosion was terror attack -- AP
Putin Orders Agents to ‘Liquidate Bandits’ After Terror Attack -- Bloomberg
Putin says St. Petersburg supermarket bombing was terrorism -- Reuters
'Liquidate' Terrorists After St. Petersburg Bombing, Putin Orders -- Moscow Times
Putin says St Petersburg supermarket bombing was an act of terrorism -- CNBC/Reuters
Putin says St Petersburg supermarket bombing was an act of terrorism -- Straits Times

Massive Bomb Rips Through St. Petersburg Supermarket In Suspected Terror Attack

A policeman stands guard near a supermarket after an explosion in St Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday

Daily Mail: BREAKING NEWS: Bomb rips through St Petersburg supermarket injuring ten Christmas shoppers in suspected terror attack

* Nobody was killed in the explosion, but at least four people were hospitalised
* The explosion at the St Petersburg supermarket was equivalent to 200g of TNT
* More than 50 people were evacuated from the supermarket following the blast

Ten people have been injured after an explosion ripped through a supermarket in the Russian city of St Petersburg on Wednesday evening.

Nobody was killed in the explosion at Perekrestok market, but at least four people were hospitalised and six others were being evaluated by medical responders at the scene.

St Petersburg's branch of the Emergencies Ministry said that a device containing 200 grams of explosives went off on Wednesday at a storage area for customers' bags, according to local news agencies.

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WNU Editor: Casualties are light .... considering that this was a big bomb, eveyone was lucky this time.

More News On Reports Of A Suspected Terror Bomb Attack At A St. Petersburg Supermarket In Russia

10 injured, dozens evacuated after explosion in St. Petersburg store (VIDEO) -- RT
Casualties reported following St Petersburg store explosion -- TASS
Blast Injures Ten in St Petersburg Shop, 50 Evacuated (PHOTO, VIDEO) -- Sputnik
Huge explosion at St Petersburg supermarket leaves Christmas shoppers injured 'after bomb in storage room detonates' -- Mirror

St. Petersburg Terror Bomb Attack -- News Roundup April 4, 2017

Reuters: Russian metro bomb suspect a Muslim born in central Asia: investigators

A Russian suicide bomber originally from mainly Muslim Kyrgyzstan detonated the explosives in a St Petersburg train carriage that killed 14 people and wounded 50, authorities said on Tuesday.

The suspect had radical Islamist links, Russian media cited law enforcement officials as saying, raising the possibility Monday's attack could have been inspired by Islamic State, which has not struck a major city in Russia before. So far, no-one has claimed responsibility for the blast.

Kyrgyz officials identified the suspect as Akbarzhon Jalilov, born in the city of Osh in 1995, and Russian officials confirmed his identity, saying he had also left a bomb found at another metro station before it went off.

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St. Petersburg Terror Bomb Attack -- News Roundup April 4, 2017

St. Petersburg bombing: what we know so far -- TASS
St Petersburg attack: What we know -- BBC
St. Petersburg Bomber Said to Be Man From Kyrgyzstan; Death Toll Rises -- NYT
Russian Investigative Committee Names 22-Year-Old St. Petersburg Suicide Bomber -- Sputnik
St Petersburg metro bomber 'from Kyrgyzstan' -- BBC
St. Petersburg attacker was likely born in Kyrgyzstan -- DW
St Petersburg metro bombing suspect 'from Kyrgyzstan' -- Al Jazeera
St. Petersburg bombing suspect from Kyrgyzstan; death toll now 14 -- UPI
St. Petersburg Subway Bomber ID’d as Akbarzhon Jalilov from Kyrgyzstan -- NBC
St Petersburg metro bombing a possible suicide attack -- BBC
Officials: St. Petersburg subway blast was suicide attack -- AP
St Petersburg explosion: Subway blast was suicide attack, Russian investigators say -- ABC News Online
Death toll from St. Petersburg metro blast rises to 14: Ria -- Reuters
‘Terrorism must be defeated’: Trump offers condolences to Putin over St. Petersburg attack -- RT
Anger as Berlin refuses to light Brandenburg Gate in Russian colors after attack -- Reuters
St. Petersburg's Sennaya Ploshchad metro station reopens after closure: RIA -- Reuters
Trust in humanity restored: How St. Petersburg united in face of terrorism -- RT
St Petersburg Copes With Aftermath of Subway Terrorist Attack -- Sputnik
Russia’s deadliest terror attacks of the decade -- TASS

Terror Bomb Attack On Saint Petersburg Metro. Multiple Injuries And Fatalities Are Being Reported

Daily Mail: Bomb on St Petersburg metro rip through carriages, killing at least 10 as Putin visits city for meeting

* The blast occurred at Sennaya Ploshchad train station in St Petersburg, Russia
* Eight ambulances raced to the scene of the carnage caused by a huge explosion
* Metro officials reported blast was from an improvised explosive device on board
* At least 10 people have been reported to have been killed by two explosions

Two nail bombs on the metro in St Petersburg ripped through train carriages killing at least 10 people today.

The incident occurred at two separate locations including Sennaya Ploshchad train station leaving at least 50 injured including children.

Vladimir Putin is in his hometown of St Petersburg today for talks with the president of Belarus and has confirmed 'there are dead and injured' and offered his condolences to the families of those killed.

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More News On Today's Terror Bomb Attack On A Saint Petersburg Metro

RT Special Coverage: Live On Air -- RT
St. Petersburg Metro blast LIVE UPDATES -- RT
Blast Hits Saint Petersburg Metro: Live -- Sputnik
Ten reportedly dead in blast in St. Petersburg metro - LIVE -- RBTH
LIVE: Deadly twin blasts hit St Petersburg metro -- France 24
Reuters Live -- Reuters
St. Petersburg metro blasts: Live updates -- DW
Explosion hits metro in Russia’s St. Petersburg, at least 10 feared dead — source -- TASS
Blasts in St. Petersburg metro stations kill 10: authorities -- Reuters
Russian media: St. Petersburg subway blast kills at least 10 -- AP
St Petersburg metro explosions kill ten - media -- BBC
Deadly Explosions Reported in St. Petersburg Subway -- NYT
At least 10 dead as blast hits St. Petersburg metro in Russia, reports say -- Washington Post
Russia subway bomb blast: At least 10 reported dead -- FOX News
St. Petersburg metro explosion: 10 dead in Russia blast -- CNN
10 People Reported Dead as Blast Hits St. Petersburg Subway -- Bloomberg
St Petersburg metro blast: up to 10 people feared dead -- Guardian
St Petersburg attack: At least 10 dead after Russian metro bomb blast -- The Independent
Putin informed about explosion in St. Petersburg’s metro -- TASS
Putin: Terrorism among causes considered for St. Petersburg Metro blast -- RT
Moscow metro beefs up security after blast in St. Petersburg subway -- TASS
Explosion in St. Petersburg Metro, several feared dead (GRAPHIC IMAGES) -- RT

Terror Attack In Southern Russia Results In All 3 Attackers Blowing Themselves Up

A vehicle of the Russian armed forces blocks the way in a settlement of the Novoselitsky district, where a local police station was recently attacked, in Stavropol region, southern Russia, April 11, 2016. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko

Reuters: Three men blow themselves up outside police station in southern Russia

Three men blew themselves up outside a rural police station in southern Russia on Monday after trying to gain entry to the building as part of an unsuccessful attack, Russian investigators said in a statement.

The attack took place in Novoselitskoe, a village in Russia's Stavropol region close to the volatile North Caucasus area, where Islamist militants intent on carving out a breakaway caliphate have targeted policemen in a series of car bombings and shootings.

"As a result of the blasts the police station and some cars nearby suffered some damage," Russia's Investigative Committee said in a statement. "No local people or police were hurt."

Investigators said they had identified the suicide bombers, men from another village in the area with previous convictions, including for murder. Their names suggested they were originally from the majority-Muslim North Caucasus region.

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WNU Editor: This is a surprise. Attacks in the Stavropol region -- close to the Muslim-majority North Caucasus -- are rare. This could be a one-off, or a trend that non-Muslim regions of Russia are now "fair-game" for Islamic militants.

More News On Today's Terror Attack In Southern Russia

3 gunmen killed in botched attack on Russian police station -- RT
Police station in Russia’s south damaged by blasts staged by militants -- TASS
Suicide attack targets police station in south Russia -- AFP
3 militants killed in attack on Russian police station -- AP
Three militants killed in attack on police station in Russia -- UPI
Suicide bombers target Russia's Stavropol: Interfax -- Al Jazeera
Three attackers of south Russia police station identified — sources -- TASS

ISIS Inspired Terror Attack Foiled In Moscow

The Guardian: Russian police foil 'terror attack' on Moscow after making arrests in city

A group of people said to be planning an attack on Moscow have been taken into custody, anti-terrorism forces said, and 4kg of explosives seized

Russian authorities claimed to have foiled a major terrorist plot on Monday, allegedly planned by men trained at Islamic State camps in Syria and aimed at Moscow’s busy public transport system.

Information about the alleged terrorists remained murky on Monday evening. An official statement from the FSB said only that a raid had taken place on an apartment where between six and 11 people lived, “some of whom have been through combat training in Islamic State camps in Syria.” The FSB said they were all Russian citizens.

Update #1: Arrest of IS-linked suspects plotting attack in Moscow highlights new terror threat to Russia -- AP
Update #2: Russia says group trained by IS in Syria wanted to attack Moscow transport -- Reuters

WNU Editor: I am not sure on how real this story is .... Russia is at a heightened sense of security right now .... but it would not surprise me if Islamic militants are now taking a look at Russia.

1,700 Russians Are Fighting For The Islamic State

Defendant Magomed Z., a Russian national from Chechnya accused of fighting with Islamic State, is led into court for the start of his trial in Krems, Austria, January 22, 2015. Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters

Newsweek: Up to 1,700 Russians Fighting for ISIS, Says Head of Secret Service

As many as 1,700 Russian citizens could be fighting for jihadist groups in Iraq, Russia’s head of federal security (FSB) has said during a U.S.-chaired summit against violent extremism in Washington DC, Russian news service RIA Novosti reported today.

“We need to invigorate our efforts to prevent these departures and alongside other countries we need to do all that is necessary not to allow terrorist threats or attacks once these citizens return,” Alexander Boratnikov, director of the FSB said.

WNU Editor: For as long as I can remember .... Russia has always had a problem with radical Islamists in the predominantly Muslim regions of the Caucasus. I am surprised that there are only 1,700 with ISIS ... I expected more.

After Today's Attack In Grozny, Russian Security Forces Have Been Put On 'High-Alert' In Moscow

Russian Military On Alert In Moscow, Grozny Amid New Crisis -- News.com.au

RUSSIAN authorities say gunmen travelling in several cars killed at least three traffic police officers at a checkpoint in the capital of the restive North Caucasus republic of Chechnya.

Although unrest is common in Russia’s North Caucasus, forceful security measures adopted by iron-fisted Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov have spared the city of Grozny of significant violence for several years.

Meanwhile, there are unconfirmed reports Moscow has closed its airspace to all civilian traffic.

Reports on Twitter state there are fighter jets overhead as military helicopters cris-cross the city.

Russian media state President Vladmir Putin rushed to the Kremlin at 1.15am local time in response to reports of the outbreak of violence.

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My Comment: Russian media is blaming the Islamic State for today's attack .... Islamic State Suspected in Chechnya Terrorist Attack (Moscow Times). I say wait until the investigation is over .... Russia Launches Criminal Probe Into Terrorist Attack in Chechnya (Sputnik). Earlier reports mentioned that Moscow had ordered the closure of all civilian flights in its airspace .... but according to Flight Aware, there are flights entering and leaving Moscow right now. My prediction on what is next is "more of the same" .... a heavier security presence (for a certain period of time), more military ops in the Caucasus against suspected Islamic militant groups, and a bigger budget for the FSB (Russia's Security Federal Service).

Why Did Terror Groups In The Caucasus Fail In Delivering Their Promise Of A Terror Attack Duing The Olympics

In central Volgograd, Russian Cossacks look at portraits of people suspected of involvement in terrorist acts.

Why Did The North Caucasus Insurgency Fail To Attack Sochi Winter Olympics? -- Radio Free Europe

The two suicide bombings on consecutive days in late December targeting public transportation in Volgograd compounded existing fears both in Russia and abroad that the North Caucasus insurgency posed a major security threat to the Winter Olympic Games to be held in Sochi in February. Self-styled Caucasus Emirate leader Doku Umarov had called on his fighters in an appeal posted online last July to use “any methods Allah allows” to prevent the Games from taking place.

The Sochi Olympics have now ended without any such bloodbath, despite the threat of “surprises” for those attending the Games by two men identified as the Volgograd suicide bombers in video footage posted on the Daghestan insurgency website on January 19.

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My Comment: The crisis in Ukraine has distracted me from publishing this post earlier .... but it is true .... for all their bravado and threats the terror groups from the Caucasus did not succeed in launching a terror attack on the Sochi Olympics as they had promised. I guess there is a good reason for this .... but I will take the good news when I can.

Has Chechen Waqrlord Doku Umarov Who Threatened To Attack The Games In Sochi Been Killed By Russian Special Forces?

Doku Umarov (archive). © AFP 2013/ Ansar AlJihad Network

Chechen Warlord Doku Umarov Who Threatened Sochi Olympics Is 'Killed By Russian Special Forces' -- Daily Mail

* Doku Umarov, threatened to attack the Games in Sochi, Russia
* Ramzan Kadyrov wrote the unverified claims on his Instagram account
* Islamic sharia judge Abu Mohammed Ali Daghestani also confirmed the news

A Chechen warlord who had urged his followers to attack the Olympic Games has been killed, it has been reported.

Doku Umarov, who threatened to attack the Games in Sochi, Russia, is dead according to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov who wrote the unverified claims on his Instagram account.

Kadyrov has made the claims a number of times in the past and no proof has been submitted to verify his death.

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More News On Reports That Chechen Warlord Doku Umarov Has Been Killed

Chechen Leader Claims New Evidence for Top Militant's Death -- RIA Novosti
Chechen Leader Kadyrov Again Says Rebel Leader Umarov is Dead -- Moscow Times
Chechen Militant Who Targeted Olympics Is Dead, Kadyrov Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Kadyrov: Rebel leader who threatened Sochi is dead -- Washington Post/AP
Islamist rebel who threatened Olympics claimed dead -- Global Post/AFP
Chechen Rebel Leader Doku Umarov Is Reportedly Dead… Or Is He? -- Palash Ghosh, IBTimes
Chechnya says Islamic warlord is dead. Does it matter for Sochi? -- Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor

Update: Security forces dismiss reports Russia's top militant is dead -- Reuters

Russia Issues Security Alert After Unexplained Deaths And Bombs Are Found Near Sochi

Deaths, Blast in Russia's South Trigger Terrorism Sweep -- RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, January 9 (RIA Novosti) – Russian security forces have launched an anti-terrorism sweep in response to the discovery of an explosive device and an unexplained series of deaths across a southern province near Sochi, which is hosting the Winter Olympics next month.

A source in the Stavropol Territory government told RIA Novosti late Wednesday that anti-terrorism operations are underway in two districts in the province.

The Interior Ministry said that a car containing the body of an unidentified individual exploded as police approached it during one incident Wednesday in Stavropol Territory.

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More News On Russia Issuing A Security Alert For The South Of The Country

Olympic terror fears strike Russia again as six bodies with gunshot wounds are found in bomb-rigged cars -- Daily Mail
Russia: Six deaths, car blast prompt security sweep ahead of Games in Sochi -- CNN
Mystery Bodies, Explosives Discovered Near Winter Olympics Site -- ABC News
Russia: 6 men found dead in 4 cars -- AP
Russia Places Region Near Sochi on Alert as 6 Found Dead in Cars -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Security alert in southern Russia after five bodies found -- Reuters
Russia launches counterterror probe after bodies, explosives found near Sochi -- FOX News
Russia hunts suspects after car shootings in Stavropol -- BBC
Security forces probe 'terrorist attack' in southern Russia -- The Telegraph
Kremlin locks down Sochi, but neighborhood still looks dangerous -- Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor

Putin Visits victims of Volgograd blasts While Vowing To 'Annihilate Terrorists' After Suicide Bombings

Putin Vows To Annihilate 'Terrorists' After Suicide Bombings -- Reuters

(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday vowed to annihilate all "terrorists" following two deadly bomb attacks in the southern Russian city of Volgograd that raised security fears ahead of the Winter Olympics.

The uncompromising remarks in a televised New Year address were Putin's first public comments since suicide bombers killed at least 34 people in attacks less than 24 hours apart on a railway station and a trolleybus on Sunday and Monday.

But after two decades of violence in the North Caucasus, Islamist militants continue to pose a threat beyond their home region. Russia's Olympic Committee chief said no more could be done to safeguard the Games since every measure possible was already in place around Sochi, beneath the Caucasus mountains.

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More News On The Aftermath Of The Volgograd Terror Attacks

Putin Discusses Public Security in Blast-Hit Volgograd -- RIA Novosti
'Fight terrorists until full elimination': Putin changes New Year address after Volgograd terror attacks -- RT
Putin Visits Volgograd, Site of Two Suicide Attacks -- New York Times
Russia's Vladimir Putin visits victims of Volgograd blasts -- CNN
Putin visits bomb-hit Volgograd -- AP
Putin visits Volgograd, denounces 'abomination' of attacks -- AFP
Vladimir Putin visits victims of Volgograd bombings -- The Guardian
Putin: 'No Justification' for Volgograd Bombings -- Voice of America
Putin visits Volgograd after deadly blasts -- Al Jazeera
Putin vows total destruction of 'terrorists' after bombings -- AFP
Putin Promises Increased Security for Olympics -- Wall Street Journal
Olympics chief Thomas Bach: Terrorism must never triumph -- AP
Russian bombing suspect spoke of 'way of Jihad' -- NBC
Chechen rebel, Doku Umarov, suspected in deadly bombings after threatening to attack ‘satanic’ Olympic games -- National Post
Experts fear Russia attacks are terrorist probes ahead of Sochi Olympics -- NBC
What Russian terrorists hope to accomplish ahead of Sochi Olympics -- Ariel
In Wake Of Repeated Bombings, A Question: Why Volgograd? -- Daisy Sindelar, Radio Free Europe

Second Terror Attack In Two Days Strikes The Russian City Of Volgograd -- News Updates

Second Suicide Bomb In 24 Hours Causes Carnage In Volgograd As Bus Explosion Kills 14 People Six Weeks Ahead Of The Olympics -- Reuters

* 22 others injured, including one-year-old baby in Russian city of Volgograd
* Officials believe suicide bomber was behind the terrorist attack
* Deadly blast comes a day after an attack killed at least 17 people in the main railway station

Russia faces a New Year security nightmare after the second devastating suicide bomb explosion within 24 hours, this time on a rush hour trolley bus in Volgograd.

The latest blast killed at least 14 with 28 wounded, some severely.

A day earlier, an explosion reported as being detonated by a female "black widow" suicide bomber saw 17 killed and dozens wounded in the city's main railway station.

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More News On The Second Terror Attack On The Russian City Of Volgograd

Volgograd trolley bus blast: LIVE UPDATES -- RT
At Least 14 Killed in Second Volgograd Suicide Bombing -- RIA Novosti
Consecutive Volgograd suicide bombing kills at least 14 -- RT
Volgograd blasts: Second suicide bomb hits Russia city -- BBC
Second deadly blast hits Russian city of Volgograd ahead of 2014 Sochi Olympics -- CNN
Second suicide bomber in Russia's Volgograd kills 14 on bus -- Reuters
Volgograd, Russia hit by 2 deadly bombs in 2 days -- CBC/AP
Volgograd bombs: Second blast kills 14 a day after first attack -- The Australian/AFP
Suicide bomber suspected in trolleybus blast in Russia that killed 14 -- UPI
Second suicide attack hits Russia's Volgograd -- Al Jazeera
Male suicide bomber believed behind Russian trolleybus blast -- Reuters
Russia Tightens Security Measures in Wake of Volgograd Attacks -- The Moscow Times
Putin orders increased security nationwide after bombings -- Reuters
Russian press calls for crackdown on terror -- BBC
West should drop 'inconsistent approach' to terrorism after Volgograd bombings -- Neil Clark, RT

Terror Attack At Russian Train Station -- News Roundup

Female Suicide Bomber Kills 16 In Russia's Volgograd -- RT

At least 16 people were killed in a blast at a railway station in the city of Volgograd, southern Russia. A female suicide bomber is suspected to have carried out the attack, says the National Anti-terrorism Committee.

Follow RT's Live Updates on the blast.

“According to verified information, the explosion at the railway station in Volgograd has claimed 15 lives," Russia's Investigative Committee said.

Another 37 were injured, 8 of them more critically, including a girl of 9. The child has been taken to a local hospital. Her mother died in the blast, according to the Committee.

At the same time, the Health Ministry confirms that 45 people have been taken to hospital.
The incident is being treated as an act of terrorism, the committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said.

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More News On Today's Terror Attack In Russia

Volgograd railway station blast: LIVE UPDATES -- RT
More Than A Dozen Killed in Blast at Volgograd Train Station -- RIA Novosti
At Least 14 Dead in Volgograd Suicide Blast -- The Moscow Times
Policeman, mother die shielding others in Volgograd suicide blast -- RT
Suicide bomber kills up to 18 in Russia -- The Telegraph
'Suicide bomber' hits Russia station -- BBC
15 dead in explosion at Russian station -- The Guardian
At least 15 dead after explosion at Russia railway station, officials say -- FOX News/AP
Official: Suicide bomber kills 14 at Russian train station -- CNN
Woman suicide bomber kills at least 14 at Russian station -- Reuters
Russian train station hit by deadly suicide bombing -- France 24
Deadly blast hits Russian train station -- Al Jazeera
Putin orders security measures after Russian train station blast -- Reuters
Suicide bomber strikes Russia. Another 'black widow?' -- Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor

Russian Suicide Bus Bombing Caught On Dash Cam

Russian Suicide Bus Bombing Caught on Dash Cam -- ABC News

Dashboard camera video captured a deadly bus explosion in Russia Monday that local authorities said was the work of a female suicide bomber, according to international reports.

The brief video, aired on Russian television, shows a city bus in Volgograd, formerly known as Stalingrad, traveling normally down a highway before suddenly exploding from the inside out. The bus disappears in a cloud of smoke and debris until it is seen a few seconds later, further down the road, stopped on the side. People then stream out of the bus and start running away.

Russian authorities said seven people were killed, including the bomber, and more than two dozen others injured. The bomber has been identified by the Russian Investigative Committee as 30-year-old Naida Asiyalova, from the Russian republic of Dagestan.

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More News On Yesterday's Suicide Attack In Russia

Russia bus bomb: Volgograd blast kills six -- BBC
Russia identifies suicide bomber as woman from Dagestan -- Christian Science Monitor
‘I immediately paid attention to her’: Witness recounts bus ride with Russian suicide bomber -- Globe and Mail/New York Times
Suspected Russian Suicide Bomber Was Moscow-Bound – Officials -- RIA Novosti
Russians Hunt for Husband of Suicide Bomber -- AP
Russian Suicide Bomb Spurs Terror Alert as Putin Meet Muftis -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Russia suicide bombing a test ahead of Sochi Olympics? -- CBS

Russian Security Services Foil Chemical Terror Attack By Islamist Radicals

Maradykovo facility in Kirov Region. Photo from gorodkirov.ru

Russia Says Foils Plot To Attack Chemical Arms Facility -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Russian authorities said on Tuesday they had foiled a plot by Islamist radicals to bomb a chemical weapons facility and had arrested two suspects from the North Caucasus, where Moscow is battling an Islamist insurgency.

Militants have previously carried out deadly bombings in Moscow and other parts of Russia outside the mostly Muslim North Caucasus, but specific allegations of plots to attack sites holding weapons of mass destruction in nuclear-armed Russia are almost unheard of.

Authorities believe the suspects planned to build a bomb and attack the Maradykovsky chemical weapons storage and disposal facility in the Kirov region, about 1,000 km (620 miles) northeast of Moscow, the Federal Investigative Committee said.

"The suspects planned a terrorist attack ... that could have risked killing hundreds of people," it said in a statement.

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More News On Reports That Russian Security Services Foiled A Chemical Terror Attack By Islamist Radicals

Russian Security Services Foil Chemical Terror Attack – Officials -- RIA Novosti
Russia thwarts plot to bomb chemical weapons facility -- RT
Russia: 2 Muslim men arrested on suspicion of planning attack on chemical weapons facility -- Washington Post/AP
Russia averts terror attack on chemical facility -- News Asia
Russia averts 'terror attack' on chemical facility -- Global post/AFP
Russian Security Forces Foil Terror Strike On Chemical Weapons Facility -- RTT

Russia Says It Foiled A Major Terrorist Attack In Moscow

FSB operation taking place in a small town of Orekhovo-Zuevo in Moscow region as Russia’s special services managed to foil a terror attack planned in the capital. (image from http://oz-on.ru)

FSB Prevents Terror Act In Moscow By Militants Trained In Afghanistan, Pakistan -- RT

Russia’s FSB has foiled a terror attack in Moscow as they managed to kill two and detain one of the militants planning it, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said.

"Our forceful actions prevented an attempted act of terror in the capital," the National Anti-Terror Committee said in a statement.

“According to some information, the militants were under surveillance during the past month,” a source from one of the intelligence agencies told RIA Novosti.

The three men are “Russian citizens, arrived from Afghani-Pakistani region, where they have been trained,” the committee said. All three are said to practice Islam.

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More News On Russia Saying It Foiled A Major Terrorist Attack In Moscow

Police Kill 2 Militant Suspects in Shootout Near Moscow -- RIA Novosti
Russian Security Service Says It Foiled a Terrorist Attack in Moscow -- Atlantic Wire
Moscow Terror Plot Foiled After 2 Militants Killed, Russia Says -- Bloomberg
'Terrorist attack' in Moscow prevented -- BBC
Moscow 'Terror Attack Foiled After Shootout' -- SKY News
Russian counter terrorism agents foil alleged terrorist attack -- Digital Journal
Russian cops ambush Taliban-trained terrorists in Moscow -- Examiner