Alleged Suicide Bomber Kills 31 at Moscow Airport

by Stephan Tawney on January 24, 2011

DEVELOPING:

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At least ten individuals have been killed and twenty injured by an alleged suicide bombing attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport. Stand by because some media sources are reporting an unconfirmed higher death toll.

Update 9:40 ET: Russian officials now say 23 have been killed and more than 120 injured. The last occurred at the arrivals terminal.

MAJOR Update 9:43: Russian health officials say 31 people are now dead. Russian security officials are now treating the incident as a terror attack.

Update 10:00 ET: The bomb had the explosive power of 7kg of TNT. Police are searching for three men believed responsible for planting the bomb. So no suicide bomber? Also, the airport is reported to have been closed and staff have been told to go home.

Whoa 10:04: There are some reports that multiple bombers may have been responsible. Eyewitnesses report seeing at least two explosions.



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