Terrorist attack on Moscow Airport leaves more than 180 injured and 30 Dead
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[QUOTE] A suicide bomber walked into the international arrivals area at Moscow's Domodedovo airport Monday afternoon and set off an explosion that killed at least 35 people, including two British travellers.
The blast ripped through a loosely guarded area of the terminal at 4:32 p.m. local time, covering it with thick smoke and shrapnel. More than 180 people were injured.
While no one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, suspicions turned to militants from the North Caucasus, a region still in the grip of a bitter Islamist insurgency.
"Attempts were being made to identify" the suspected male suicide bomber, Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said, adding that the attacker appeared to have been wearing the explosives in a belt. People were sprayed with shrapnel of screws and ball bearings, intended to cause as many casualties as possible.
The Interfax news agency said the head of the suspected bomber had been found.
Markin said two British citizens were among the dead, but they weren't immediately identified.
President Dmitry Medvedev immediately ordered authorities to beef up security at Moscow's two other commercial airports and other key transport facilities. He also cancelled plans to fly out Tuesday to Davos, Switzerland, where he was going to promote Russia as a safe, profitable investment haven to world business leaders.
Monday's attack was expected to strengthen the position of the security forces that form part of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's base. Large-scale battles in Chechnya ended years ago, after two devastating wars that Russia waged with the republic's separatists, but Islamic militants have continued to carry out suicide bombings and other attacks.
"Canada is shocked and deeply concerned by the reports of the explosion at Moscow's Domodedovo airport," Cannon said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the families affected and the Russian people during this time.
"We condemn these cowardly acts of terrorism."
Cannon said officials at Foreign Affairs are closely following the developments in Moscow.
In Washington Monday, U.S. President Barack Obama condemned the "outrageous act of terrorism" and offered any assistance.
Those comments were echoed by British Prime Minister David Cameron, who spoke with Medvedev and assured him of his complete support.
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Now first off, this isn't anything like MW2, so don't get your underwear wet just because you think WW3 might be appening any day now. If anything, this is more [I]improving[/I] diplomatic relations between Russia and other superpowers, like USA, Canada, and Britain. I want to see the developments in the coming weeks.
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