Two Female Suicide bombers strike at Metro Trains in the Heart of Moscow, 38 killed, dozens injured
merisarkar news service
New Delhi, March 29, 2010
38 killed in the attack: (Photo Courtesy: Russia Today)
Two explosions have rocked the Moscow Metro this morning claiming the lives of dozens of innocent people. Scores others have been injured in the suicide attack carried out by two suspected female bombers.
Russian state media reports that the first attack was carried out in a Metro coach at the central Lubyanka underground station at 07:56 am in the morning as per the local time.
The second blast happened at the Park Kultury Metro station also in a carriage of a metro train at 08:39 am in the morning.
Russia's Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika has officially announced that 38 people died in the two terrorist acts this morning.
Russian state media has said quoting sources in the Russian law enforcement agencies as saying that the attacks were carried out by female suicide members.
Source said, Preliminary reports say that body fragments of the attackers have already been found.
As per the Russian media the first explosion happened in the second carriage of a Metro train stopped at the Lubyanka station. This place is considered heart of Russian capital and just a few hundred meters away from the seat of power - Kremlin.
Russian government said that 20 to 25 killed and 17 wounded on Lubyanka station, while 12 to 15 killed and over 20 wounded at Park Kultury station.
Russian Officials say that 4 Kilograms of TNT have been used at Lubyanka Station and Roughly 2 Kilograms of TNT was used by the bomber at Park Kultury Station.
Russian authorities suspended all the train services on the affected area.
After an emergency meeting Russian President Dimitry vowed to terminate the terrorism. He said, "We will continue operations against terrorists without compromises and to the end."
