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Suicide attack at Moscow airport kills 35
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 25 - 01 - 2011

A victim of a bomb explosion talks to a relative as medics transport him from a local hospital to an ambulance heading for Moscow, in the town of Domodedovo, Monday. (Reuters)
MOSCOW: A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and wounded 180 Monday when he blew himself up in the packed arrivals hall of Moscow's largest airport in an attack slammed by the Kremlin as an act of terror.
There were scenes of carnage at Domodedovo airport in southern Moscow as corpses were stretchered out of the smoke-filled arrivals area after the blast, the latest deadly attack to hit the capital after the metro bombings in March.
Describing the attack as an act of terror, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev chaired an emergency meeting of top officials and ordered a special security regime across the country's main airports and railway stations.“Today at 4:32 P.M. (1332 GMT) an explosion went off in the international arrivals hall of Domodedovo airport,” the Russian investigative committee said in a statement. Airport spokeswoman Elena Galanova said that the blast had gone off in a freely accessible public area of the airport where passengers meet relatives after passing customs.
At least 35 people were killed, she said, a figure confirmed by the investigative committee. At least 180 were wounded, the Health Ministry said in a statement. It said that of the wounded, 20 were in a serious condition.
A Briton and other foreigners were among those killed, the Interfax news agency quoted a security source as saying. However despite the mayhem, the airport carried on working normally with only handful of flights affected, Domodedovo said.
Russian investigators Monday found a head of “Arab appearance” that is presumed to have belonged to the suicide bomber responsible for setting off the blast, Interfax said.
According to preliminary information, the bomber was a resident of the overwhelmingly Muslim Northern Caucasus region, Interfax said.
“A blast went off at Domodedovo that, according to preliminary information, was an act of terror,” Medvedev said in televised remarks. “It is necessary to introduce a special regime in all airports and transportation hubs.”
Medvedev said the incident showed that Russia's security regulations were not being followed properly.
Russian security services had received warnings that an act of terror would be carried out at one of the Moscow airports and three suspects had even been identified, the RIA Novosti news agency said.
The LifeNews.ru website said many victims had metal fragments embedded in their bodies and the explosive device was packed with bolts, nuts, nails and ball bearings.
The blast also represented a major setback for Russia's international image and confidence in its security as it gears up to hold two major sporting events, the Winter Olympics in 2014 and the 2018 World Cup.
Medvedev has postponed his visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, planned for this week, as a result of the blast, Kremlin spokeswoman Natalya Timakova said. Moscow police Monday stepped up security across the city after the blast, Interfax quoted law enforcement officials as saying.
Domodedovo Airport is Russia's largest airport in terms of passenger numbers and takes flights from top international companies including British Airways, Lufthansa and Swiss.
– Agence France


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