On Monday, about 700 police authorities maintained law and order at and around Moscow subway stations after two separate suicide bombings in the Russian capital this morning.
© RIA Novosti . Valeriy Melnikov / Go to the mediabankBoth stations were closed after the explosions. Photo: Police cordons near Lubyanka station.
Both stations were closed after the explosions. Photo: Police cordons near Lubyanka station.
© RIA Novosti . Andrei SteninPolice cordons in front of subway station entrances.
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Police cordons in front of subway station entrances.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Fedorenko / Go to the mediabankPolice officers directing subway passengers.
Police officers directing subway passengers.
© RIA Novosti . Sergei Ilushin / Go to the mediabankOnce outside, passengers first try to call their family and friends.
Once outside, passengers first try to call their family and friends.
© RIA Novosti . Сергей Илюшин / Go to the mediabankPassengers are forced to use surface transportation because the subway’s Sokolniki line has been partially stopped.
Passengers are forced to use surface transportation because the subway’s Sokolniki line has been partially stopped.
© RIA Novosti . Sergei Ilushin / Go to the mediabankTaxi drivers deliberately raised fares on Monday morning. An eyewitness said only few cars stopped despite the heavy traffic. Photo: People trying to hitch rides near Park Kultury station.
Taxi drivers deliberately raised fares on Monday morning. An eyewitness said only few cars stopped despite the heavy traffic. Photo: People trying to hitch rides near Park Kultury station.
© RIA Novosti . Sergei Pyatakov / Go to the mediabankA police cordon near the underpass at Moscow’s Garden Ring Road near Park Kultury subway station.
A police cordon near the underpass at Moscow’s Garden Ring Road near Park Kultury subway station.