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Muscovites commemorate victims of deadly metro blasts

16:24 29/03/2011

Muscovites bring flowers and candles to the Lubyanka and Park Kultury metro stations to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on March 29, 2010. Last year, two explosions rocked the Moscow metro, killing 40 people and injuring over 100.

Moscow metro terrorists named

16:00 29/03/2011

Russia’s Investigation Committee has named the organizers and executors of the explosions at the Lubyanka and Park Kultury metro stations in Moscow on March 29, 2010.

Flowers commemorate victims of deadly blasts in Moscow metro

15:16 29/03/2011

Muscovites bring flowers and candles to the Lubyanka and Park Kultury metro stations to commemorate the victims of the terrorist attacks on March 29, 2010.

Muscovites bring flowers to metro stations year after terrorist attacks

07:51 29/03/2011

Muscovites began bringing flowers to the Lubyanka and Park Kultury metro stations in Moscow early on Tuesday to commemorate victims of terrorist attacks a year ago.

Organizer of Moscow metro bombings killed: special security operation video

14:22 23/08/2010

Magomedali Vagabov, the head of the underground militant movement in Dagestan and the mastermind behind the terror attacks on the Moscow metro, was killed in a special security operation in the Dagestani village of Gunib.

Dagestan rewards security officers who killed Moscow metro bomb mastermind

14:25 22/08/2010

President of Russia's volatile North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan Magomedsalam Magomedov decided on Sunday to reward security officers who killed the mastermind of the March suicide bombings on the Moscow metro.

Elimination of Vagabov 'turning point' in Russia's fight against militants

17:47 21/08/2010

The killing of the militant leader thought to be behind the March 29 Moscow metro terrorist attacks is a turning point in the fight against militants in Russia's volatile north Caucasus region, Dagestan's first deputy prime minister said on Saturday.

Russian police kills militant behind Moscow metro bombings (Update 1)

14:15 21/08/2010

The Russian national Anti-Terror Committee (NAK) confirmed on Saturday that a militant leader killed in a police operation in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan was behind the March bombings on the Moscow metro.

Police in North Caucasus kills militant behind Moscow metro bombings

13:19 21/08/2010

A militant leader who was behind the bombings on the Moscow metro in March was killed in a police operation in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Saturday, a police source said.

Russia plans to install explosives detectors in metro

09:27 21/05/2010

Russia will install explosives detectors in metros in all major cities as part of security measures aimed at protecting the public from possible terrorist attacks, the emergencies minister said on Friday

Russian security services kill 3 members of group behind Moscow bombings

15:03 13/05/2010

Three members of a criminal group involved in the March 29 terrorist attacks on the Moscow subway have been killed, Federal Security Service chief Alexander Bortnikov said on Thursday

Possible accomplice in Moscow blasts arrested in Lithuania

02:49 18/04/2010

Lithuanian special services are looking into possible involvement of a Lithuanian woman in deadly twin blasts in the Moscow metro in late March, the Lietuvos Rytas newspaper said.

Russian investigators deny Moscow metro blast suspects detained

16:07 16/04/2010

Russian investigators denied on Friday media reports that the people suspected of organizing the Moscow metro suicide attacks had been detained.

The Moscow Metro security system

15:18 16/04/2010

The Moscow Metro security system

Suspects of Moscow metro bombings detained

13:03 16/04/2010

Police have detained suspects accused of organizing the March 29 Moscow metro suicide attacks, a law enforcement source said on Friday.

Medvedev slams U.S. media for using mild words to describe terrorists

02:06 14/04/2010

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday blasted some U.S. media for using excessively mild words to describe terrorists.

Terrorists responsible for Moscow and Kizlyar blasts identified

11:49 13/04/2010

The people behind the Moscow metro blasts and another attack in the Dagestani town of Kizlyar have been identified, Russia's anti-terrorist chief said on Tuesday.

Identity of second Moscow metro bomber confirmed

15:01 06/04/2010

The suicide bomber responsible for the terrorist attack at Lubyanka metro station has been identified as Mariam Sharipova, the federal anti-terrorism committee reported on Tuesday.

Ingush president sees link in latest bombings

21:02 05/04/2010

Ingush President Yunus Bek-Yevkurov said on Monday the latest spate of bomb attacks in Russia were links in the same chain.

Kazakh president expresses condolences over Moscow blasts

17:24 05/04/2010

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Monday expressed his condolences over recent terrorist attacks in Russia and offered Moscow support in fighting terrorism.

Over 80 victims of Moscow blasts still in hospital

13:56 05/04/2010

A week after the deadly twin bombings in the Moscow metro, over 80 victims remain in hospital, a spokesman for the Russian health ministry said on Monday.

Father recognizes Moscow suicide bomber as his studious daughter

12:08 05/04/2010

A resident of Dagestan has claimed that he recognizes one of the women who carried out the terrorist attacks on the Moscow metro as his daughter Mariam Sharipova, the Moscow weekly Novaya Gazeta reported.

Russia tightens security during Easter celebrations

01:33 03/04/2010

More than 100,000 police and 3,500 interior troops will ensure public security in Russia during Easter festivities over the weekend.

Moscow, Kizlyar bombers, organizers identified

19:10 02/04/2010

The organizers of the recent terrorist attacks in Moscow and Kizlyar and some of the suicide bombers have been identified, the Russian counter-terrorism committee said on Friday.

Medvedev calls for crackdown on terrorist accomplices

17:26 02/04/2010

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on Friday for a crackdown on people who provide any form of assistance to terrorists.

Moscow, Kizlyar bombers, organizers identified

17:22 02/04/2010

The organizers of the recent terrorist attacks on Moscow and Kizlyar and several suicide bombers have been identified, the Russian counter-terrorism committee said on Friday.

Death toll in Moscow metro bombings rises to 40

15:52 02/04/2010

Another victim of bombings in the Moscow metro has died, bringing the total death toll to 40, a spokesman for the Russian health ministry said on Friday.

Medvedev calls for no-tolerance policy on terrorists' accomplices

15:48 02/04/2010

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on Friday for a crackdown on people who provide any form of assistance to terrorists

CSKA Moscow, Zenit clash postponed after metro bombs

10:03 02/04/2010

CSKA Moscow and Zenit's Russian Premier League match, which was due to take place on Saturday, has been moved to a later date after twin suicide bombings hit the Russian capital

Moscow subway needs 400 sniffer dogs to ensure security

23:32 01/04/2010

The Moscow subway needs some 300-400 sniffer dogs to ensure security, the head of the Moscow metro said Thursday.

Terrorist attacks in Russia no threat to Easter church-goers

21:19 01/04/2010

A senior Russian Orthodox Church spokesman said on Thursday church-goers should not be put off attending services this Easter by the terrorist attacks that have shocked the country.

St. Petersburg railway stations evacuated over bomb threat

17:37 01/04/2010

Passengers and employees of two railway stations in Russia's second largest city of St. Petersburg were evacuated over a bomb threat

Moscow metro suicide bomber identified

17:26 01/04/2010

The female suicide bomber who set off a bomb at Park Kultury metro station on March 29 has been identified, a source in the Russian security service in the North Caucasus Federal District said

Football fans to observe 10 minutes' silence for Moscow bomb victims

17:04 01/04/2010

Dynamo Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow fans have agreed to stay silent for the first 10 minutes of their derby clash on Sunday as a mark of respect for the 39 people who died in the twin suicide bombings on the city's metro system

Elderly rights activist attacked while honoring Moscow metro dead

11:18 01/04/2010

An eighty-two year old Russian human rights activist has been attacked while paying tribute to the people who died in the Moscow metro bombings.

Three days after Moscow blasts, 88 remain in hospitals

07:31 01/04/2010

Three days after the deadly twin bombings in the Moscow metro, a total of 88 people remain in the city's hospitals, an emergencies service source said on Thursday.

Over 3,000 pay tribute to terror victims in central Moscow

21:32 31/03/2010

More than 3,000 people turned up in central Moscow on Wednesday to remember the victims of the latest terrorist bomb attacks in the capital, a city police official said.

Russian president wants to revise sentencing practice for terrorism

17:45 31/03/2010

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev believes sentencing practice for terrorists should be revised.

Rescuers stay calm saving bombing victims

17:29 31/03/2010

Rescuers from EMERCOM (Emergency Control Ministry), who were among of the first to get to Lubyanka and Park Kultury metro stations, recall the events following the explosions.

Medvedev vows not to allow terrorists to destabilize Russia

16:53 31/03/2010

Terrorists will not be allowed to destabilize the situation in Russia, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday following two double bombings in Dagestan and Moscow.

Metro employees recall events following terrorist attacks

16:20 31/03/2010

The operator of Moscow Metro train No. 45, which was hit by the blast Monday morning, and the Park Kultury station master recall the first minutes following the terrorist attacks.

We will not allow terrorists to destabilize Russia - Medvedev

16:02 31/03/2010

Terrorists will not be allowed to destabilize the situation in Russia, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday following two double bombings in Dagestan and Moscow.

Single terrorist group may be behind Moscow, Dagestan bombings - Putin

15:06 31/03/2010

A single terrorist group may be behind the bombings in Moscow and Dagestan, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

Georgia says ready to cooperate in Moscow bombing investigation

14:24 31/03/2010

Georgia is ready to cooperate with Russia in investigating the recent Moscow metro suicide bombings, State Minister of Georgia for Reintegration Temur Yakobashvili said on Wednesday.

Russian upper house speaker against death penalty for terrorists

13:49 31/03/2010

The speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament slammed on Wednesday proposals to reinstate the death penalty for terrorists

Russia's first F1 racer mourns Moscow terror victims

12:08 31/03/2010

Russia's first Formula One racer Vitaly Petrov said on Wednesday he will wear a black armband during his next race in memory of the victims of the two terrorist attacks in downtown Moscow.

Moscow mayor thanks people for restraint during subway blasts

01:50 31/03/2010

Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov has thanked the residents of the Russian capital for restraint during Monday's deadly subway blasts.

Two dead bodies yet to be identified after Moscow metro blasts

23:45 30/03/2010

Only two of the 39 people who died in Monday morning's blasts in the Moscow metro system have yet to be identified, Russia's emergencies ministry said on Tuesday.

Russian Islamic group offers reward for info on attack organizers

22:04 30/03/2010

Russia's Islamic Cultural Center will pay 1 million rubles ($30,000) for any information on the organizers of the Moscow subway bomb attack, the organization's president said on Tuesday.

The consequences of a 1 kg TNT blast

18:45 30/03/2010

Blast-wave impact from an explosion of 1 kg of TNT

Chechen rights official warns of discrimination after bombings

18:32 30/03/2010

Russia may see a rise in ethnic hatred following the deadly blasts in Moscow's subway, the ombudsman for Human Rights in Chechnya warned on Tuesday.

Terrorists will be 'dragged out from the sewers' - Putin

18:24 30/03/2010

Finding the organizers of the terrorist attacks in the Moscow metro is a matter of honor for the security agencies, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said during questions at a conference on transport security on Tuesday.

Russia moves to toughen terrorism-related laws

17:48 30/03/2010

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told top judicial officials on Monday that the country's laws concerning terrorism-related crimes should be reviewed.

Moscow holds day of mourning for metro blasts

17:30 30/03/2010

Moscow is holding a day of mourning after two suicide bombings killed dozens of people in the capital's subway on Monday.

Reports of xenophobia against 'Muslim-looking' people in Moscow unfounded - social organization

14:10 30/03/2010

Caucasus diasporas in Moscow have not complained of acts of xenophobia after the deadly blasts in Moscow's subway, the chairman of the Council of Nationalities in Russia said on Tuesday.

Ingush president orders checks on militants' relatives after Moscow subway blasts

14:09 30/03/2010

Ingush president Yunus-Bek Yevkurov ordered law enforcement forces on Tuesday to probe the relatives of the militants killed in recent police sweeps in Ingushetia, after the suicide bombings on the Moscow subway, the president's spokesman said.

Moscow after attacks: people scared of using subway

13:52 30/03/2010

The subway stations Lubyanka and Park Kultury, where two suicide bombers detonated explosives during rush hour on Monday morning, reopened for passengers nearly ten hours after the attacks. But the number of people using the subway dropped sharply. Even during the evening rush hour, trains ran half-empty on the Circle Line, which is always busy at this time of the day. It was the same with other lines. People interviewed by RIA Novosti admitted they were scared of using the subway now.

Russian upper house mulls death penalty for terrorists

13:49 30/03/2010

The upper house of the Russian parliament may propose amendments to the criminal law stipulating the death penalty for organizers of terrorist attacks resulting in multiple deaths, the chairman of the Federation Council's Committee on Legal and Juridical Issues said.

Some Personal Thoughts on the Terrorist Attack in the Moscow Metro

12:31 30/03/2010 <a href="http://en.rian.ru/docs/valdai/participants.html#GATI">Toby GATI</a>

It is simply not possible to comment on the terrorist attack in the Monday subway in a detached manner. The attack is horrific and it can only strengthen our common resolve to oppose extremism.

Russian stock market resistant to Moscow suicide bomb blasts

12:29 30/03/2010

The Russian stock market quickly recovered from a brief nosedive after two terrorist attacks of the Moscow subway and demonstrated confident growth, the business media reported on Tuesday.

Hundreds call for psychological help after Moscow subway blasts

11:58 30/03/2010

Hundreds of alarmed people called a Moscow psychiatric institute following two terrorist attacks in the Moscow subway, a spokesman for the institute said on Tuesday.

Muscovites unite in protest against money-grabbing cabbies during terror act

11:44 30/03/2010

Ordinary motorists offered free rides to those left stranded after two terrorist attacks on the Moscow subway practically paralyzed commuters trying to get to work in Russia's capital, Gazeta.ru news site reported on Tuesday.

Moscow subway blasts

11:31 30/03/2010

Moscow subway blasts. 3D-reconstruction

Russian investigators call on witnesses to help find Moscow blasts organizers

10:53 30/03/2010

The Russian Prosecutor's Office asked on Tuesday witnesses of the blasts that hit the Moscow subway, leaving dozens dead and injured, to provide investigators with information that could help find the organizers of the bombings.

Muscovites bring flowers at scene of deadly subway blast

10:45 30/03/2010

Hundreds of Muscovites gathered at the Lubyanka subway station to commemorate victims of the terrorist attack. On early Monday, two deadly blasts ripped through the packed Lubyanka and Park Kultury Moscow subway stations, killing at least 39 and wounding over 70.

Death toll in Moscow subway blasts climbs to 39

09:52 30/03/2010

The number of victims killed in the Moscow subway terrorist acts has risen to 39, head of the Moscow Health Department Andrei Seltsovsky said on Tuesday.

Washington steps up security measures after Moscow blasts

06:44 30/03/2010

Security measures were stepped up in the Washington subway following Monday's twin blasts in the Moscow metro.

Some 70 injured in subway blasts stay in Moscow hospitals

06:08 30/03/2010

A total of 73 people, injured in Monday's terrorist attacks on the Moscow subway, remain in the city's hospitals.

U.S. offers help in investigating Moscow blasts

03:03 30/03/2010

The U.S. is ready to help Russia in bringing to justice those responsible for Monday's blasts in Moscow subway.

Moscow to toughen security ahead of Easter, Victory Day

02:32 30/03/2010

Moscow authorities will step up security measures during Orthodox Easter (April 4) and Victory Day (May 9) celebrations.

G8 countries express "sincere condolences" to Russia — Lavrov

01:31 30/03/2010

Russia's G8 partners expressed sincere condolences Monday's twin blasts in the Moscow subway.

Medvedev lays flowers at scene of Moscow subway blast

00:49 30/03/2010

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday evening visited the scene of a deadly suicide bombing in the Moscow subway and laid flowers at the site.

Lavrov sees foreign backing in Moscow metro blasts

00:46 30/03/2010

The deadly blasts in the Moscow subway could have been organized with support from abroad, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Medvedev lays flowers at scene of Moscow subway blast (WRAPUP 3)

23:51 29/03/2010

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday visited the scene of a deadly suicide bombing in the Moscow subway and laid flowers at the site.

UN condemns deadly blasts in Moscow subway

22:24 29/03/2010

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon condemned on Monday the deadly terrorist attacks on the Moscow subway that claimed dozens of lives, his official spokesman said.

Medvedev visits scene of deadly blast in Moscow metro

22:15 29/03/2010

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday laid flowers at the site of a suicide bomb attack in the Moscow metro.

Moscow subway bombings kill 38, are condemned worldwide (WRAPUP 2)

20:50 29/03/2010

Two terrorist attacks on the Moscow subway on Monday killed 38 people and left over 60 injured, forcing enhanced security measures across Russia and drawing international condemnation.

Eyewitnesses describe blast in Moscow subway

20:29 29/03/2010

Eyewitnesses of the terrorist attack at Park Kultury subway station told RIA Novosti about their experience

Russian MP warns against hounding 'law-abiding' immigrants

18:56 29/03/2010

Today's terrorist attacks on the Moscow subway should not influence Russia's immigration policy, although Russia should continue to fight illegal immigration, a senior MP said on Monday.

Moscow subway trains re-start after deadly blasts

18:17 29/03/2010

Trains on the Sokolnicheskaya line of the Moscow subway, the site of two deadly suicide bombings on Monday morning, are running as normal, the subway's press service said.

Communist leader proposes reinstatement of death penalty for terrorists

17:54 29/03/2010

Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov proposed on Monday the death penalty be reinstated as a part of the Russian penitentiary system.

Interpol ready to help Russia investigate Moscow subway attacks

17:38 29/03/2010

International police agency Interpol has offered to help Russian authorities investigate the Moscow subway explosions, pledging its "full support and assistance."

Terrorists responsible for Moscow blasts will be eliminated - Putin (WRAPUP 1)

17:17 29/03/2010

The terrorists behind the two blasts that killed at least 38 people in the Moscow metro system on Monday morning will be eliminated, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed.

Russian mobile network to refund cost of texts sent after Moscow blasts

17:11 29/03/2010

Russian mobile network provider Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) pledged on Monday to return money to its subscribers for text messages sent following the deadly bomb attacks in the Moscow subway, its PR director said.

Obama condemns Moscow subway blasts

16:49 29/03/2010

U.S. President Barack Obama condemned Monday's deadly terrorist attacks on the Moscow subway, calling them "heinous," and expressed his condolences to the Russian people.

Putin asks businessmen not to cash in on subway blasts

16:37 29/03/2010

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday called on businessmen not to cash in on the tragedy on the Moscow subway.

Terrorist attacks in Moscow: no right to stay passive

16:31 29/03/2010

Two explosions rocked the Moscow metro on Monday morning, killing more than 30 people and injuring dozens more, according to official sources. Spokesmen for law enforcement agencies described them as a carefully planned terrorist attack.

Two blasts rock Moscow subway

16:29 29/03/2010

The power of the explosion was equivalent to 4 kg of TNT

Russian religious leaders condemn Moscow subway blasts

16:24 29/03/2010

The heads of Russia's main religious faiths condemned on Monday the two Moscow subway blasts that killed least 37 people and injured dozens.

Eyewitnesses describe 'panic' after metro explosions

16:05 29/03/2010

Eyewitness of the two explosions on the Moscow metro this morning have described the chaos that ensued after the blasts.

Terrorists responsible for Moscow blasts will be eliminated - Putin (WRAPUP)

15:44 29/03/2010

The terrorists behind the two blasts that killed at least 37 people in the Moscow metro system on Monday morning will be eliminated, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed.

Putin sure blasts organizers to be punished, orders $10,000 allocation to victims' families

15:42 29/03/2010

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has no doubts that the organizers of the deadly blasts in the Moscow subway carried out on Monday morning will be punished.

NATO proposes Russia discuss stepping up anti-terrorism efforts

15:28 29/03/2010

NATO proposed on Monday for Russia to hold a meeting in late April to discuss the strengthening of anti-terrorism measures following Monday's deadly blasts in Moscow's subway, Russia's envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said.

Putin changes working schedule, returns to Moscow

15:26 29/03/2010

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has changed his working schedule and will return to Moscow after two deadly blasts in the Russian capital's subway, Putin's spokesman said Monday.

The present situation in Moscow’s subway and streets after two deadly terrorist attacks

15:19 29/03/2010

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.

Total of 6 kg in TNT used in Moscow subway blasts

14:53 29/03/2010

The two bombs in the Moscow subway blasts that killed 37 and injured at least 65 people had the equivalent of up to 4 kg and 2 kg of TNT, the Federal Security Service (FSB) director said on Monday.

Moscow terrorist attack organizers will be punished - Putin

14:42 29/03/2010

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has no doubts that the organizers of the deadly blasts in the Moscow subway carried out on Monday morning will be punished.

Moscow to mourn victims of subway blasts on Tuesday

14:42 29/03/2010

Tuesday, March 30 will be a Day of Mourning in the Russian capital over the victims of the two blasts that ripped through Lubyanka and Park Kultury subway stations, a Moscow city spokesman said on Monday.

Chechnya's Kadyrov condemns blasts in Moscow subway

14:34 29/03/2010

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov condemned terrorist attacks that killed at least 37 people and injured at least another 65 in the Moscow subway early on Monday morning.

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