Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Exceeding the 30 killed by terrorist attack in Russian airport

At least 31 people were killed in a terrorist attack in Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport, according to the Ministry of Health of Russia. A result of the blast, registered in the international arrivals terminal, injured over 120 people, 20 of whom are in serious condition Maliavina said Sophia, spokesman for the ministry.

Maliavina said "the wounded and dead data are still being confirmed, as the enclosure is covered by dense smoke." The Committee on Instruction (CI) has described the explosion as a terrorist Domodedovo, according to his spokesman Vladimir Markin said. Police sources quoted by the Itar-Tass news agency said the explosion could have been caused by one or more suicide bombers.

The explosion had a power equivalent to between 3 and 10 kilos of TNT and occurred around 16:40 local time (13:40 GMT) amid a large agglomeration of people in the international arrivals terminal. Domodedovo airport, one of the four airports in the Russian capital, immediately suspended the arrival of several international flights were diverted to Sheremetevo and Vnukovo airports.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was immediately informed about the explosion, according to his spokesman. The Russian authorities have ordered to redouble security measures at all airports in the Russian capital and in the underground, where 40 people died in twin suicide bombings in March 2010.

Domodedovo operating in 76 Russian and foreign companies.

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