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At 4:32pm local time, a suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive device equivalent to ~15lbs TNT in a crowded international arrival zone at Domodedovo airport, the busiest of Moscow’s three airports. At least 35 people were killed instantly while reports of those injured have been reported as high as 168. No one has claimed responsibility […]

For the rest of this week. I will be traveling to Ukraine and back. It is that time for me to go get a new visa. I will as I always do, take a train. I just look forward to the train trip. I get to enjoy new experiences every time I go… When I […]

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee and I get a message that my son in America wants to talk. Now if I was to call from the land line that would cost a small fortune and the call would have to be short and sweet. Yes I know there are phone cards and […]

Security measures at Domodedovo Airport “clearly violated” – Medvedev: President Dmitry Medvedev has blamed the management of Domodedovo Airport for the terrorist attack that happened on Monday… American double standard on terrorism: US President Barack Obama has condemned the attack on Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, however a number of US groups may be openly supporting of […]

In the Internet there were video footage from surveillance cameras at the Domodedovo airport, which captures the very moment of the explosion. The video clearly shows the explosion in the crowd welcoming. Earlier, there were video footage shot witnessed in the first minutes after the tragedy. According to RBC, the police detained several people who […]

I have talked many times about how Russia does things. One of the main things that they do is give warning shots over the bow… Russia may withdraw from the strategic arms reductions treaty with the United States at any time if strategic weapons that appear in the future do not fall under the agreement, […]

Emergency meeting following explosion at Domodedovo Airport January 24, 2011, 18:15 Dmitry Medvedev expressed condolences to the injured and to families of the victims. www.kremlin.ru

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. Preliminary reports suggest a bomb was detonated by a suicide bomber as passengers arrived at Domodedovo airport’s international arrivals gate at 4:40 p.m. (13:40 GMT). Health […]

1994-1996 – Tens of thousands of people are killed in the first Chechen war. June 1995 – Chechen rebels seize hundreds of hostages in a hospital in the southern Russian town of Budennovsk. More than 100 people are killed during the rebel assault and a botched Russian commando raid. Jan. 1996 – Chechen fighters take […]