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24 Jan 2011 10:40

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World: Moscow Domodedovo airport bombing: Yes, it was a suicide bomber

  • The staff organized emergency exits, but the door was very narrow and people crowded there immediately. So the staff started breaking the walls to let the people out. Soon after, the airport stopped receiving arrival flights.
  • Eyewitness Tatyana Papova • Discussing the scene at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport in the wake of the major bombing. She also notes that the only people who stayed behind were those who didn’t get luggage. CNN is reporting right now (we’re listening to our tellies) that the bomb was a handmade suicide bomb loaded with shrapnel designed to cause even more injuries. More details as we get them. source

24 Jan 2011 09:54

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World: Moscow airport bombing; details sketchy but devastating

  • 31+ killed in the blast at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport today
  • 100+ injured; fingers crossed as more details come to light source
  • » What we know: Two things … first, the bombing happened in the airport’s baggage claim area, and Russian state TV is calling the attack a terror attack. Hopes, prayers, etc.