Second suicide bomber of Moscow metro blasts identified

2010-04-06 08:31:29 GMT Xinhua English MOSCOW, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The second female suicide bomber who blew herself up at the Lubyanka subway station in central Moscow on March 29 was identified, a security official from the National Anti-Terrorist Committee told Itar-Tass on Monday.

Moscow metro suicide bombers, plotters identified: official

2010-04-03 05:41:50 GMT Xinhua English MOSCOW, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The plotters and some of the suicide bombers involved in the recent Moscow metro blasts have been identified, a government official said Friday.

Russia to establish emergency center in North Caucasus

2010-04-02 18:11:49 GMT Xinhua English MOSCOW, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry has planned to set up an emergency center for possible crisis in the North Caucasus Federal District, an official from the ministry said on Friday.

Moscow metro suicide bombers, plotters identified: official

2010-04-02 14:30:49 GMT Xinhua English MOSCOW, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The plotters and some suicide bombers of the recent Moscow metro blasts have been identified, confirmed the national anti-terrorism committee on Friday.

Teenage widow behind Moscow suicidal metro blasts: report

2010-04-02 13:13:23 GMT Xinhua English MOSCOW, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Investigators have identified the 17-year-old widow of a North Caucasus militant as one of the Moscow suicide bombers, local media reported Friday, citing a Dagestani law enforcement source.

Afghan President Karzai condemns terrorist attacks in Russia

2010-03-31 02:48:40 GMT Xinhua English KABUL, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai, while strongly condemning the twin terrorist attacks in Russian capital Moscow, described terrorism as the common enemy of humanity, a statement of the Afghan Presidential Palace released here Tuesday said. "These attacks against innocent civilians remind us again that terrorism as a common threat against entire humanity does not recognize borders and must be responded to by an even more coordinated and firm resolve," the statement added.

Beijing increases subway security

2010-03-31 01:08:13 GMT Xinhua English A policewoman patrols a subway station with police dog in Beijing, capital of China, on March 30, 2010. Fu Zhenghua, director of the Beijing Public Security Bureau, confirmed the security in the capital city had been increased after the double suicide bombing in Moscow's subway Monday.

Abbas condemns terror bombing attacks in Moscow

2010-03-30 10:58:13 GMT Xinhua English RAMALLAH, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday condemned the terrorist bomb attacks in two metro stations in Moscow, which killed at least 38 people.

G8 foreign ministers condemn Moscow metro attacks

2010-03-30 06:16:13 GMT Xinhua English OTTAWA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon, chair of the G8 foreign ministers' meeting, on Monday condemned the terrorist attacks on the Moscow metro system that left 38 people dead and 64 injured.

Turkey strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Russia

2010-03-30 02:50:55 GMT Xinhua English ANKARA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Turkey Monday strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Russia, an official statement said.

Russians donate blood for those injured in subway blasts

2010-04-01 02:24:08 GMT Xinhua English Russians donate blood during a campaign organized by the Young Russia group at the Triumfalnaya Square in Moscow March 31, 2010. Many Russian people on Wednesday donated blood for those injured in the recent subway bomb blasts in the Russian capital.

Moscow in mourning, flags fly at half-mast

2010-03-30 13:45:48 GMT Xinhua English Two suicide bombers exploded themselves in two subway stations in Moscow during rush hours on Monday morning, killing at least 38 people and injuring more than 64 others. The first took place at 7:52 a.m. local time (0352 GMT) at the Lubyanka station and the second bomb detonated some 40 minutes later at the nearby Cultural Park station.

Dozens killed in Moscow metro explosions

2010-03-30 08:03:57 GMT SINA.com Dozens of people have been killed in two explosions at two different metro stations in central Moscow during rush hour.

New York beefs up security at transit hubs

2010-03-30 06:28:40 GMT Xinhua English New York City stepped up security as a precaution Monday following the suicide bombings in Moscow's subway system, sending more police into rail and subway stations.

Security beefed up on Washington Metro

2010-03-30 05:21:05 GMT Reuters Washington Metro conducted random security sweeps on Monday as part of heightened security associated with Monday's metro bomb explosions in Moscow.