Bomb Attacks In Volgograd, Russia, December 2013
December 30, 2013 by staff
Bomb Attacks In Volgograd, Russia, December 2013, A blast that tore through an electric bus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd during Monday’s morning rush hour, killing 14, was probably carried out by suicide bombers from the same organization behind a railway explosion a day earlier, officials said.
Volgograd, Russia, which was once known as Stalingrad, has been struck three times in two months. The most recent bombing killed at least 10 people. (Denis Tyrin/The Associated Press)
Together more than 30 people were killed in the explosions, putting the city of one million on edge and highlighting the terrorist threat Russia is facing as it prepares to host February’s Winter Games in Sochi, President Vladimir Putin’s pet project.
While terrorists may find it hard to get to the tightly guarded Olympic facilities, the bombings have shown they can hit civilian targets elsewhere in Russia with shocking ease.
Volgograd, located about 650 kilometres northeast of Sochi, serves as a key transport hub for southern Russia, with numerous bus routes linking it to volatile provinces in Russia’s North Caucasus, where insurgents have been seeking an Islamic state.
Vladimir Markin, the spokesman for Russia’s main investigative agency said Monday’s explosion involved a bomb similar to the one used in Sunday’s bombing at the city’s main railway station.
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