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Russia drops case against Moscow airport bomber's sister
10:32 21/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 21 (RIA Novosti)
Prosecutors in Russia's southern republic of Ingushetia have dropped criminal proceedings against the sister of the suicide bomber who attacked a Moscow airport in January.
Prosecutor's Office wants to ban non-Russian operators from Domodedovo airport
11:32 30/04/2011
The current situation when non-Russian companies operate the Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport is unacceptable, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office said on Saturday following an inspection instructed by President Dmitry Medvedev.
Chechen warlord's doctor killed in North Caucasus raid – paper
07:15 31/03/2011
Police have identified the body of a personal doctor of infamous Chechen warlord Doku Umarov among the militants killed in a recent raid on a terrorist base in southern Russia.
Russian court issues arrest warrant for suspected accomplices of Domodedovo bomber
10:35 30/03/2011
A court in the southern Russia city of Vladikavkaz has issued an arrest warrant for two suspected accomplices of a deadly blast at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport in January.
Russia brings Domodedovo blast charges against Doku Umarov
12:54 29/03/2011
Russian investigators on Tuesday accused Chechen militant leaders Doku Umarov and Aslan Byutukayev of organizing January's deadly blast at Moscow's Domodedovo airport.
17 militants killed in strike on terrorist camp in Russian North Caucasus
19:57 28/03/2011
Seventeen militants were killed on Monday in combined air and ground strikes on a terrorist camp in Russia's North Caucasus region, a spokesman for the National Anti-Terrorist Committee said.
UN SC puts Russian militant Umarov on terrorist list
23:56 11/03/2011
The United Nations Security Council has included Russian militant leader Doku Umarov on its terrorist list, the Russian foreign ministry said on Friday.
Russian senator blames Georgia for deadly airport blast
03:51 01/03/2011
Georgia could be behind January's deadly terrorist attack on the Domodedovo airport in Moscow.
Moscow airport suicide bomber served in Russian police - commander
12:41 15/02/2011
The suicide bomber who blew himself up at Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport had earlier served under the Russian Interior Ministry, a force commander, Nikolai Rogozhkin, said on Tuesday.
Chechen militant leader Umarov tied to Domodedovo bombing - Khloponin
16:44 11/02/2011
Chechen militant leader Doku Umarov has been tied to the terrorist attack in late January at Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport, North Caucasus Federal District presidential envoy Alexander Khloponin said on Friday.
Police identified Domodedovo bomber day after blast - source
14:14 10/02/2011
The identity of the man who attacked Moscow's Domodedovo Airport on January 24 was established the next day after the deadly blast, a source close to the investigation said on Monday.
Moscow suicide bomber visited home village before blast - paper
11:40 10/02/2011
Investigators believe the suicide bomber who attacked Moscow's Domodedovo Airport visited his home village in Ingushetia before the attack and received explosive devices from his relatives, a paper said on Thursday.
Moscow airport bombing shows serious flaws in Russian intelligence - source
18:11 09/02/2011
An investigation into a deadly terrorist attack on Moscow's Domodedovo Airport has unveiled serious flaws in the work of Russian intelligence, a high-ranking security service source said on Wednesday.
Police identify seven suspects behind Domodedovo bombing
11:03 09/02/2011
Investigators have identified seven suspects behind a terrorist attack at Russia's busiest airport in late January, a source in law enforcement agencies said on Wednesday.
Police arrest teenage siblings of suspected Domodedovo bomber - paper
09:32 09/02/2011
Police have arrested the teenage brother and sister of a man suspected of bombing Russia's busiest airport in late January, the Kommersant daily said on Wednesday.
Police arrest two suspects behind Domodedovo bombing
16:23 08/02/2011
Russian police have arrested two suspects in connection with a suicide attack on Moscow's busiest airport last month, a lawmaker said on Tuesday, citing investigators.
Russian intelligence officials fired over Moscow airport bomb
11:45 08/02/2011
A number of senior Russian intelligence service officials have been fired after failing to prevent a deadly bomb attack on Moscow's busiest airport last month, a Kremlin spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Russian lawmakers to review probe into Moscow airport blast
03:34 08/02/2011
Members of the lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, will hold a session on Tuesday to discuss an ongoing investigation into a recent terrorist attack on Moscow's Domodedovo airport.
Video conference: Terror threat. How to prevent tragedy? European expertise
14:34 04/02/2011
RIA Novosti will broadcast live Moscow-Brussels video conference “Terror Threat. How to prevent tragedy? European expertise” with Gilles De Kerchove, the EU’s counterterrorism coordinator.
Suspected organizer of Moscow airport bombing identified
14:38 03/02/2011
The suspected organizer of the suicide attack on Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport has been identified, the head of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday.
Putin calls Moscow airport blast 'senseless cruelty'
09:16 03/02/2011
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has called the deadly terrorist attack on Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport an act of "senseless cruelty."
Death toll in Domodedovo terrorist attack rises to 36 (Update 1)
09:59 02/02/2011
The number of victims of last week's terrorist attack on Moscow's Domodedovo Airport has risen to 36, a spokesman for Russia's Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Death toll in Domodedovo terrorist attack rises to 36
09:42 02/02/2011
The number of victims of last week's terrorist attack on Moscow's Domodedovo Airport has risen to 36, a spokesman for Russia's Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Medvedev makes traffic police chief responsible for transport security
10:08 31/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has appointed Russia's road police chief as deputy interior minister responsible for transport security.
The move comes a week after a deadly terrorist attack on a Moscow airport.
Moscow airport attack targeted foreigners - investigators (Update 1)
15:36 29/01/2011
The deadly terrorist blast at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport on January 24 was carried out by a resident of the Russia’s North Caucasus region and was aimed primarily at foreigners, investigators said on Saturday.
Moscow airport blast aimed at foreigners - investigators
15:12 29/01/2011
The terrorist blast at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport on January 24 was aimed primarily at foreigners, investigators said on Saturday.
DOMODEDOVO BOMBER WAS 20-YEAR-OLD FROM NORTH CAUCASUS - RUSSIAN INVESTIGATORS
14:59 29/01/2011Investigators say know identity of Moscow airport terrorists
13:33 29/01/2011
Investigators said on Saturday they had discovered the identities of those responsible for the January 24 bomb at Moscow's Domodedovo airport that killed 35 and injured dozens.
Moscow airport bomb may have been detonated from distance - paper
09:28 29/01/2011
The bomb that killed 35 people at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport on Monday may have been triggered by a phone call, a Russian paper said on Saturday
Reports on Moscow blast suspect false - police source
11:46 28/01/2011
Reports that a resident of Russia's southern Stavropol region was responsible for the deadly January 24 blast at a Moscow airport are false, a police source told RIA Novosti on Friday.
Russia considers total screening on transport network
19:15 27/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered ministers to prepare changes to the transport security system that may include total screening of passengers and their baggage, the Kremlin press service said on Thursday.
Moscow's airport suicide bomber hesitated for 15 min - investigator
15:59 27/01/2011
The suicide bomber who detonated an explosive device on Monday at Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport was hanging around the arrival zone for about 15 minutes before blowing himself up, an investigations source said on Thursday.
Police probing some 10 suspects over Domodedovo blast - source
12:44 27/01/2011
Russian investigators have compiled a list of up to 10 possible suspects behind the deadly terrorist attack on Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport, a police source said.
Airport security measures
10:11 27/01/2011
Airport security officials are now checking the documents and personal effects of anyone entering a Russian airport.
Police 'identify' first suspect in airport bombing - paper
08:36 27/01/2011
Police have identified the first suspect behind the deadly terrorist attack on Moscow's Domodedovo Airport as a Russian resident of the southern Stavropol region, a police source close to the investigation told the Kommersant daily.
Domodedovo terrorist attack affects investment climate in Russia - presidential envoy
20:02 26/01/2011
The terrorist attack at Domodedovo International Airport has affected the investment climate in Russia, Presidential Envoy to Russia's North Caucasus Federal District Alexander Khloponin said in Davos.
Remembering Anna Yablonskaya
18:25 26/01/2011 Natalia Antonova, The Moscow News
Among the people killed at the Domodedovo Airport terrorist attack was a young Ukrainian writer who had come to Moscow to receive a prize for her acclaimed new play, The Pagans.
Putin vows not to hold talks with terrorists (Update 1)
17:20 26/01/2011
Russia will not hold any talks with terrorists, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday in the wake of a deadly terrorist attack in Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport.
Moscow to pay compensation to all victims of Domodedovo Airport blast
17:08 26/01/2011
All of the victims, including foreigners injured in Monday's terrorist attack on the capital's Domodedovo Airport, will receive cash compensation from the Moscow budget, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Wednesday.
Domodedovo terrorist attack survivor “born lucky”
16:55 26/01/2011Alexei Yermolin, a patient at Clinical Hospital No. 83, was seven meters from the blast at Domodedovo airport when he was waiting for a colleague from Germany. Doctors said he was very lucky – the man escaped with mere scratches. Oleg Shablovsky, deputy chief of surgery at the hospital, said that Yermolin was “born lucky.”

No talks with terrorists - Putin
16:50 26/01/2011
Russia will not hold any talks with terrorists, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday in the wake of the terrorist attack in Moscow's busiest Domodedovo International Airport earlier in the week.
Russia should adopt Israeli counter-terrorism methods - senators
15:52 26/01/2011
The Russian security services should adopt the Israeli experience in the fight against terrorism and preventing terrorist attacks, the head of the Federation Council's foreign relations committee said on Wednesday.
Journalists shown the blast area at Domodedovo airport
15:32 26/01/2011
Investigators are reconstructing the explosion scene at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport. According to one version, there were two suspects, a man and a woman. The explosive device was most likely fastened to a terrorist’s belt.
Medvedev slams Russia's transport security
14:57 26/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev raised concerns on Wednesday over the maintenance of security in the Russian transport system.
Russia tightens security in wake of terrorist attack
13:59 26/01/2011
The Moscow and Moscow Region authorities have tightened security at major transportation hubs, schools and government agencies in the wake of the Domodedovo airport terrorist attack, which claimed the lives of 35 people.
President Medvedev visits survivors of Domodedovo blast at hospital
13:36 26/01/2011
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev visited Moscow’s Sklifosovsky Hospital, where some of those injured in the Domodedovo bombing were brought in for treatment Monday.
New York police officer in Moscow to gather info on airport blast
13:11 26/01/2011
The New York police department has sent an officer to Moscow to collect information about Monday’s terrorist attack on the capital’s Domodedovo airport, the CBS television channel said on Wednesday.
Medvedev sacks transport security chief over Moscow blast
13:10 26/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday sacked a federal transportation security chief in the wake of a terrorist attack on Moscow's Domodedovo airport.
Moscow police deputy head fired after terror attack
12:00 26/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed the deputy head of Moscow's police after a deadly terrorist attack at Russia's biggest airport was blamed on poor security, the Kremlin said on its website on Wednesday.
Over 100 remain in hospital after Moscow airport blast
10:13 26/01/2011
A total of 116 people are still in hospital following Monday's terrorist attack on Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport, an emergencies official said on Wednesday.
Moscow mourns airport blast victims
09:39 26/01/2011
Moscow observes a day of mourning on Wednesday for the victims of the January 24 terrorist attack on the capital’s Domodedovo airport.
Obama ready to help Russia probe airport blast
20:43 25/01/2011
U.S. President Barack Obama pledged on Tuesday to help Russia investigate the deadly terrorist attack on Moscow's Domodedovo Airport, the Kremlin said.
Domodedovo Airport terrorist attack: 3D-reconstruction
19:36 25/01/2011
Monday’s deadly blast at Moscow’s biggest airport is the first major terrorist attack in the Russian capital since the Moscow metro bombings in March 2010. The explosive device was detonated by a suicide bomber at the international arrivals gate. At least 35 people died and up to 180 others were injured. Some 40 people are in a serious condition.
Interpol pledges to help probe Moscow airport bombing
19:11 25/01/2011
Interpol is ready to help Russia investigate Monday's terrorist attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport, the organization's Secretary General Ronald K. Noble said on Tuesday.
Medvedev calls out Domodedovo management and police over attack
18:25 25/01/2011
President Dmitry Medvedev said the people responsible for security in Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport must be held responsible for allowing Monday’s terrorist attack. Medvedev did not rule out the possibility of criminal charges.
Medvedev, Putin visit Moscow airport blast victims
18:14 25/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accompanied by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Health Minister Tatyana Golikova visited the capital’s Sklifosovsky Hospital, where victims of the Domodedovo Airport attack are being treated.
Interior Ministry responsible for airport security - watchdog
17:51 25/01/2011
The Interior Ministry, not airport security, is responsible for checking passengers at the entrances to airports, the deputy head of Russia's transport watchdog, Rostransnadzor, said on Tuesday.
Terrorists exploit security loophole in deadly Moscow airport blast
16:55 25/01/2011 RIA Novosti political commentator Nikolai Troitsky
Terrorists have attacked Moscow's Domodedovo airport, staging the attack where it is most vulnerable, in the open-access international arrivals lounge.
Families of Domodedovo bomb victims to receive $100,000 - Putin
16:50 25/01/2011
Families of those killed in a deadly terrorist attack at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport on Monday will receive 3 million rubles ($100,000) compensation from the government, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
Moscow airport police to undergo checks
16:47 25/01/2011
Police working at Moscow airports will be inspected after the deadly terrorist attack at Domodedovo International Airport, a source in the Interior Ministry said.
Eyewitness accounts of explosion at Domodedovo and the minutes after
16:01 25/01/2011
Eyewitnesses tell reporters about the terrorist act at Domodedovo International Airport and what happened in the minutes following. Watch RIA Novosti’s video from the scene.
Moscow to hold day of mourning for airport blast victims
15:59 25/01/2011
Moscow authorities have declared a day of mourning on Wednesday for victims of a deadly terrorist attack at the capital's Domodedovo Airport, a spokesperson for the mayor said.
Medvedev, Putin visit airport blast victims in hospitals
15:53 25/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday visited the capital's hospitals where victims of the January 24 terrorist attack on Moscow's Domodedovo Airport are receiving care.
Domodedovo Airport bombing: January 24 timeline
15:42 25/01/2011
The terrorist attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport on January 24 claimed 35 lives, Healthcare and Social Development Minister Tatyana Golikova told the press.
Deadly blast at Domodedovo Airport: Shock, pain and compassion
15:32 25/01/2011
Thirty-five people were killed and over 100 injured on January 24 when an explosive device was detonated at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport, causing a blast equivalent to 5 kilos of TNT and sending metal fragments flying through the air.
Chaos overshadowed security at Domodedovo - Medvedev (Update 1)
14:35 25/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev blamed major security violations for the deadly blast at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport that killed at least 35 and injured up to 180.
Medvedev demands prosecution of officials responsible for security at Domodedovo
13:56 25/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday demanded Interior Ministry and Federal Security Service (FSB) officials responsible for security at Domodedovo International Airport be punished.
Medvedev orders enhanced transport security checks after blast (Update 1)
13:47 25/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday instructed the government to implement thorough checks of passengers at major transportation facilities in the wake of a bomb attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport that killed 35.
Airport blast organizers must be eliminated - Medvedev
13:43 25/01/2011
The terrorists behind Monday's blast at Moscow's Domodedovo airport must be brought to justice or eliminated, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.
Chaos overshadowed security system at Domodedovo - Medvedev
13:19 25/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev blamed security violations for the deadly blast at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport that killed at least 35 and injured up to 180.
Medvedev demands prosecution of officials responsible for security at Domodedovo
13:17 25/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday demanded Interior Ministry and Federal Security Service (FSB) officials responsible for security at Domodedovo International Airport be punished.
Medvedev orders increased transport security after airport blast
13:14 25/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday instructed the government to implement thorough checks of passengers at major transportation facilities in the wake of a bomb attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport that killed 35.
Control system at Domodedovo Airport inadequate - Russian investigators (Update 1)
13:09 25/01/2011
The control system at the entrance of Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport was inadequate, Russia's Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said on Tuesday.
Domodedovo security, police to be investigated after blast (Update 1)
13:08 25/01/2011
Police officers and security staff on duty at the Moscow airport hit by a deadly suicide bombing on Monday will be investigated for possible negligence, a law enforcement source said on Tuesday.
Control system at entrance of Domodedovo Airport inadequate - Russian investigators
12:51 25/01/2011
The control system at the entrance of Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport was inadequate, Russia's Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said on Tuesday.
CCTV footage of the moment of the blast at Domodedovo International Airport
11:50 25/01/2011
Surveillance video cameras at Domodedovo International Airport recorded the moment of the explosion, which occurred on January 24.
Moscow airport blast victims remain in critical condition
11:50 25/01/2011
Some 30 victims of Monday's terrorist attack at a Moscow airport were operated on overnight, and many remain in a critical condition, a health official said on Tuesday.
Over 100 hospitalized after Moscow airport terrorist attack
11:15 25/01/2011
The number of people hospitalized after Monday's deadly blast in Moscow's largest airport has risen to 110, a spokesman for Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said on Tuesday.
Moscow lawmakers start session with 'minute of silence' for airport blast victims
10:46 25/01/2011
Moscow legislators held a minute of silence on Tuesday to remember the 35 people killed in the suicide attack at Domodedovo International Airport.
Domodedovo security, police to be checked for poor work
10:24 25/01/2011
The work of police and security at Domodedovo International Airport will be checked as it had earlier raised a number of concerns before the terrorist attack at the international air hub, a law enforcement source said on Tuesday.
Two terrorists involved in Domodedovo blast, both killed - source (Update 1)
10:14 25/01/2011
Two terrorists were involved in a suicide bomb attack at Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport that killed 35 and injured up to 180 on Monday, a law enforcement source said
Domodedovo officials should be held accountable over security breaches - Medvedev
10:01 25/01/2011
The officials of Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport that saw a deadly terrorist attack on Monday should be held accountable, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.
Two terrorists involved in Domodedovo blast, both killed - source
09:47 25/01/2011
Two terrorists were involved in a suicide bomb attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport that killed 35 and injured up to 180 on Monday, a law enforcement source said.
Deadly blast at Moscow airport 'well-planned terrorist act' - Medvedev
08:47 25/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday said the terrorist act in the capital's Domodedovo International Airport was created with the goal of killing as many people as possible.
At least six foreigners named as airport blast victims (Update 1)
07:39 25/01/2011
At least six foreigners, including two British and one German, are on the list of 25 identified victims of the Moscow airport blast, released by the domoded24.com website on Tuesday.
At least six foreigners named as airport blast victims
06:48 25/01/2011
At least six foreigners, including two British and one German, are on the list of 25 identified victims of the Moscow airport blast, released by the domoded24.com website on Tuesday.
Anti-terrorism committee blames airport blast on 'insufficient' security
03:21 25/01/2011
Insufficient security measures in Moscow's Domodedovo airport are to blame for Monday's deadly blast, which left dozens dead, a spokesman for Russia's national anti-terrorism committee (NAC) said on Tuesday.
Casualty reports vary in Moscow airport blast
01:18 25/01/2011
Russian authorities on Tuesday gave controversial information on the number of people injured in a deadly blast in Moscow's largest airport: the emergencies ministry said 180 people were injured, while the health minister put the number at 128.
Russian capital on edge after airport blast kills 35 (Wrapup 4)
23:25 24/01/2011
Police in Moscow and other Russian cities stepped up security on Monday evening after an attack at the capital’s Domodedovo airport killed over 30 people and wounded scores earlier in the day.
Factbox: Deadly terrorist attacks in Russia
22:46 24/01/2011
Moscow saw its second suicide attack in less than 12 months on Monday as a terrorist assault on the Russian capital's Domodedovo airport left at least 35 dead, officials said.
Moscow mayor pledges compensation for blast dead, injured
22:26 24/01/2011
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin pledged that the city government would pay 2 million rubles ($67,000) in compensation to the families of those killed in Monday’s blast at Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport.
Obama condemns Moscow airport suicide attack
21:14 24/01/2011
U.S. President Barrack Obama has condemned Monday's deadly blast at Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport.
Suicide attack on Moscow’s busiest airport
20:46 24/01/2011
A suicide terrorist attack on Domodedovo, Moscow's busiest airport, left dozens killed and injured.
Moscow airport blast: eyewitness video
20:05 24/01/2011
A suicide attack on Moscow’s Domodedovo international airport killed more than 30 people and injured scores on January 24. Law enforcement officials said the power of one of the blasts was equal to 5 kg of TNT and that the bomb was packed with metal objects to cause maximum damage.
Russian airports to impose enhanced security measures after blast
20:02 24/01/2011
Russian transport watchdog Rostransnadzor said on Monday it had instructed all airports in the country to impose enhanced security measures, including passenger screening at entrances.
Moscow reels as terrorism returns to capital (Wrapup 3)
19:52 24/01/2011
Moscow saw its second suicide attack in less than 12 months on Monday as a terrorist assault on the Russian capital’s busiest airport left over 30 dead, officials said.
Explosion at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport
19:40 24/01/2011
Over 30 people were killed and at least 130 injured in a suicide bombing that ripped through Domodedovo Airport's international arrivals gate.
Death toll from terrorist act in Domodedovo Airport hits 35
19:36 24/01/2011
The death toll from the deadly blast which occurred on Monday in Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport has risen to 35, the airport's press secretary, Yelena Galanova, said.
Medvedev postpones Davos trip over deadly airport blast (Update 1)
19:19 24/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev postponed on Monday his departure to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, after a suicide bombing that killed at least 31 people at Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport.
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Russia tightens security in wake of terrorist attack
13:59 26/01/2011
The Moscow and Moscow Region authorities have tightened security at major transportation hubs, schools and government agencies in the wake of the Domodedovo airport terrorist attack, which claimed the lives of 35 people.
Medvedev, Putin visit Moscow airport blast victims
18:14 25/01/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accompanied by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Health Minister Tatyana Golikova visited the capital’s Sklifosovsky Hospital, where victims of the Domodedovo Airport attack are being treated.
Deadly blast at Domodedovo Airport: Shock, pain and compassion
15:32 25/01/2011
Thirty-five people were killed and over 100 injured on January 24 when an explosive device was detonated at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport, causing a blast equivalent to 5 kilos of TNT and sending metal fragments flying through the air.
Suicide attack on Moscow’s busiest airport
20:46 24/01/2011
A suicide terrorist attack on Domodedovo, Moscow's busiest airport, left dozens killed and injured.
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Domodedovo terrorist attack survivor “born lucky”
16:55 26/01/2011Alexei Yermolin, a patient at Clinical Hospital No. 83, was seven meters from the blast at Domodedovo airport when he was waiting for a colleague from Germany. Doctors said he was very lucky – the man escaped with mere scratches. Oleg Shablovsky, deputy chief of surgery at the hospital, said that Yermolin was “born lucky.”

Journalists shown the blast area at Domodedovo airport
15:32 26/01/2011
Investigators are reconstructing the explosion scene at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport. According to one version, there were two suspects, a man and a woman. The explosive device was most likely fastened to a terrorist’s belt.
President Medvedev visits survivors of Domodedovo blast at hospital
13:36 26/01/2011
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev visited Moscow’s Sklifosovsky Hospital, where some of those injured in the Domodedovo bombing were brought in for treatment Monday.
Medvedev calls out Domodedovo management and police over attack
18:25 25/01/2011
President Dmitry Medvedev said the people responsible for security in Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport must be held responsible for allowing Monday’s terrorist attack. Medvedev did not rule out the possibility of criminal charges.
Eyewitness accounts of explosion at Domodedovo and the minutes after
16:01 25/01/2011
Eyewitnesses tell reporters about the terrorist act at Domodedovo International Airport and what happened in the minutes following. Watch RIA Novosti’s video from the scene.
Domodedovo Airport bombing: January 24 timeline
15:42 25/01/2011
The terrorist attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport on January 24 claimed 35 lives, Healthcare and Social Development Minister Tatyana Golikova told the press.
CCTV footage of the moment of the blast at Domodedovo International Airport
11:50 25/01/2011
Surveillance video cameras at Domodedovo International Airport recorded the moment of the explosion, which occurred on January 24.
Moscow airport blast: eyewitness video
20:05 24/01/2011
A suicide attack on Moscow’s Domodedovo international airport killed more than 30 people and injured scores on January 24. Law enforcement officials said the power of one of the blasts was equal to 5 kg of TNT and that the bomb was packed with metal objects to cause maximum damage.
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Airport security measures
10:11 27/01/2011
Airport security officials are now checking the documents and personal effects of anyone entering a Russian airport.
Domodedovo Airport terrorist attack: 3D-reconstruction
19:36 25/01/2011
Monday’s deadly blast at Moscow’s biggest airport is the first major terrorist attack in the Russian capital since the Moscow metro bombings in March 2010. The explosive device was detonated by a suicide bomber at the international arrivals gate. At least 35 people died and up to 180 others were injured. Some 40 people are in a serious condition.
Explosion at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport
19:40 24/01/2011
Over 30 people were killed and at least 130 injured in a suicide bombing that ripped through Domodedovo Airport's international arrivals gate.
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Investigation into suicide bombing at Domodedovo airport
At least 35 people were killed and up to 180 injured in a suicide bomb attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport on Monday








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