RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 6 : Russia - Terror Attack

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Situation Update No. 6 Posted:2010-03-29, 05:27:31 [UTC] Ref.no.: VW-20100329-25500-RUS Situation Update No. 6 On 2010-03-29 at 12:57:22 [UTC] Event: Terror Attack Location: Russia Capital City Lubyanka and Park Kultury METRO Stations Moscow Number of Deads: 37 person(s) Number of Injured: 65 person(s) Situation: Two female suicide bombers killed at least 37 people and injured 65 on packed Moscow Metro trains Monday. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the worst attack on the Russian capital in six years. The head of Russia's federal security service said the bombers were likely from the north caucasus. The first blast tore through a subway station close to the headquarters of Russia's main domestic security service around 8:00 am local time. That blast killed at least 23 people. About 40 minutes later, another blast tore the car of a train waiting at a station on the opposite side of town. That blast killed around 14 more people. Shortly after the attacks, President Dmitry Medvedev declared Russia would act, quote, "without compromise" to root out terrorists. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu