Moscow Metro Explosions During Rush Hour
Second Blast Hit Moscow Metro Station
Two Metro Station Blasts in Moscow
According to BBC news, at least 37 people are reported to have died in the Metro station explosion in central Moscow at the Lubyanka station. The blasts happened inside the carriage of a metro train around 8 a.m. and reportedly killed passengers and people on the platform. The second explosion in Moscow's metro station happened around 8:40 a.m. at Park Kultury in the southwest part of Moscow. The casualties from the second blast are estimated to be approximately 15 people. The Russian Federal Security Service or FSB, which succeeded the KGB, is located above Moscow's Lubyanka subway station. The second blast hit the Park Kultury metro station causing the Russian metro system to shut trains down in Moscow due to the threat of more attacks.
According to Fox News, the death count is at 41 after the two explosions in Moscow's metro station. Fox reported 26 were killed and 15 injured after the first blast. The terrorists responsible for the bombings in Moscow's metro stations have been identified as two female suicide bombers. The terrorist groups from Russia's North Caucasus, a growing Islamic insurgency terrorist group, are suspected as the terrorist group responsible for the blasts in the metro station on March 29.
Moscow Metro Station Blasts of the Past
The Russian capital, Moscow has been hit with a string of deadly explosions by militants over the last decade but the terrorist attacks have decreased in recent years. In February of 2004, approximately 41 people were killed and over 130 injured after a blast in a crowded metro car in Moscow was bombed by terrorists. The Associated Press reported that the last terrorist attack happened in August 2004 and killed 10 people when a suicide bomber blew up outside of a Russian busy subway station.
Sources:
Deadly explosions on Moscow Metro system, BBC News, March 29, 2010
Officials: Two blasts on Moscow subway kill 37, The Associated Press, March 29, 2010
Reports: Moscow Subway Blast Kills at least 41, Fox News, March 29, 2010
Moscow metro blasts kill dozens, Aljazeera.net, March 29, 2010
Twin explosions in Moscow subway kill at least 37, news.xinhuanet.com, March 29, 2010
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- At least 37 people are reported to have died in the first Metro station explosion.
- Casualties in the second blast are estimated to be approximately 15 people.
14 Comments
Post a Commentvery sad news. thanks for the report!
Just terrible events in Moscow
Very hushed coverage of this on mainstream media, naturally. Thanks for your report.
terrible news
How sad
A tragic reminder that extremism is a short step away from true madness.
Another great example from Islam, the religion of peace and tolerance.
we saw this on the news last night, amazing that after the incident there was no yellow tape and things were back to usual by nightfall
this is just tragic.
Very interesting.Thanks for reporting.