Terrorist attack kills dozens in Moscow

MOSCOW Moscow officials say two female suicide bombers have blown themselves up on the city subway system as it was jam-packed with rush-hour passengers.
Emergency officials say at least 34 people were killed and more than 25 wounded.
Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov told reporters that two female suicide bombers are believed to have set off their explosives as trains were approaching the Lubyanka and Park Kultury stations on Monday morning.
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MOSCOW (AP) — Two explosions, one of them blamed on a suicide bomber, slammed Moscow's subway system Monday morning as it was jam-packed with rush-hour passengers, killing at least 34 people and wounding more than 25, officials said.
Emergency Ministry spokeswoman Veronika Smolskaya said 22 people were killed in the first blast, at the Lubyanka station in central Moscow. The station is underneath the building that houses the main offices of the Federal Security Service, the KGB's main successor agency.
A second explosion hit the Park Kultury station about 45 minutes later. Smolskaya said at least 12 were dead there.
Moscow city prosecutor Yuri Syomin, speaking to reporters at the Lubyanka site, said the blast there was a suicide bombing. Russia's top investigative body said terrorism was suspected.
The last confirmed terrorist attack in Moscow was in August 2004, when a suicide bomber blew herself up outside a city subway station, killing 10 people.
Responsibility for that blast was claimed by Chechen rebels, and suspicion in Monday's explosions is likely to focus on them and other separatist groups in the restive North Caucasus region.
The Moscow subway system is one of the world's busiest, carrying around 7 million passengers on an average workday, and is a key element in running the sprawling and traffic-choked city.
The blasts practically paralyzed movement in the city center as emergency vehicles sped to the stations. Helicopters hovered over the Park Kultury station area, which is near the renowned Gorky Park.
Passengers, many of them in tears, streamed out of the station, one man exclaiming over and over "This is how we live!"
At least a dozen ambulances were on the scene.

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[BulgAryan1982]

Islam-the bloodiest demonic cult worldwide. They want blood from innocent people to satisfy Satan (called Allah) thirst. It must be ban with UN resolution!

[solboy100]

@ Sucker24 ... shut up stupid bedouin! Where you get internet? Desert camel fucker!

[lou0kang]

@ttiiyy yup

[ttiiyy]

@lou0kang I don't think that they are that smart. They don't understand the concept of KARMA.

[ttiiyy]

Well, Russia does provide Muslim countries weapons. They are really the stupid ones that put their own country in danger. Russians have no one to blame.

[kingofkingsbc]

yea terrorist bring Russia into this was watch them kick you ass in the first week

[BrillantGreen6]

hope that allen wasn't there

lol

[lou0kang]

well Russia i hope you can start helping out with the problem now.

[THEGANS1986]

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[agnaeus]

@BulgAryan1982 wow. are you serious? hahaha lmfao u have no idea what the fuck ur talking about :D:D Allah is satan? No, absolutely NO. dude you have no idea what are u talking about lol, get a life.

[ledas0]

Muslims Jews etc. should not be let out of their countries.

[7upKing24]

its about time the world wakes up and defeats the islamic radicals!! how much more will the free world take? how many more people will die from these radicals!? the united states was attacked and other countries have been threatened to..and now Russia has been attacked! its time to join together and defeat this threat! Russia and the United states should join together and just stomp down the terrorists..the EU should send more troops and defeat them!