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Moscow is holding an official day of mourning after 39 people were killed and more than 70 injured in Monday's twin suicide bombings on its Metro.Moscow is holding an official day of mourning after 39 people were killed and more than 70 injured in Monday's twin suicide bombings on its Metro.
As Russian President Dmitry Medvedev vowed to "destroy" the perpetrators, security was stepped up amid fears of fresh attacks.As Russian President Dmitry Medvedev vowed to "destroy" the perpetrators, security was stepped up amid fears of fresh attacks.
No group said it had carried out the bombings but officials blamed Muslim militants from the North Caucasus.No group said it had carried out the bombings but officials blamed Muslim militants from the North Caucasus.
Police are said to be seeking three people sighted along with the bombers.Police are said to be seeking three people sighted along with the bombers.
The United States vowed to help bring to justice the perpetrators.The United States vowed to help bring to justice the perpetrators.
Two suspected female suicide bombers detonated bombs packed with pieces of metal at two separate stations on the same line during rush hour on Monday morning.Two suspected female suicide bombers detonated bombs packed with pieces of metal at two separate stations on the same line during rush hour on Monday morning.
But the line on the Metro, one of the traffic-clogged Russian capital's most vital commuter assets, had resumed traffic by early evening on Monday.But the line on the Metro, one of the traffic-clogged Russian capital's most vital commuter assets, had resumed traffic by early evening on Monday.
"It's really terrifying," Vasily Vlastinin, 16, told the Associated Press news agency."It's really terrifying," Vasily Vlastinin, 16, told the Associated Press news agency.
"It's become dangerous to ride the Metro but I'll keep taking the Metro. You have to get to school, to college, to work somehow.""It's become dangerous to ride the Metro but I'll keep taking the Metro. You have to get to school, to college, to work somehow."
RemembranceRemembrance
The Moscow city government declared Tuesday would be a day of mourning. The first funerals are also expected soon.The Moscow city government declared Tuesday would be a day of mourning. The first funerals are also expected soon.
ANALYSIS Richard Galpin, BBC News, Moscow Millions of commuters are running the gauntlet on board the Moscow Metro fully aware of what happened 24 hours ago. They are doing so on what is an official day of mourning in memory of those killed and injured on Monday.ANALYSIS Richard Galpin, BBC News, Moscow Millions of commuters are running the gauntlet on board the Moscow Metro fully aware of what happened 24 hours ago. They are doing so on what is an official day of mourning in memory of those killed and injured on Monday.
The main television channels have changed their schedules dropping advertising and entertainment programmes. Although security has now been stepped up on the Metro and, for example, at airports, the big concern is that what happened on Monday was just the start of a new wave of attacks by rebels from the North Caucasus region.The main television channels have changed their schedules dropping advertising and entertainment programmes. Although security has now been stepped up on the Metro and, for example, at airports, the big concern is that what happened on Monday was just the start of a new wave of attacks by rebels from the North Caucasus region.
The self-proclaimed leader of the militants has pledged to bring the war to mainland Russia. The question is whether the security forces can now gather sufficient intelligence to prevent any further attacks.The self-proclaimed leader of the militants has pledged to bring the war to mainland Russia. The question is whether the security forces can now gather sufficient intelligence to prevent any further attacks.
Russians have been lighting candles and laying flowers in memory of the victims of the blast inside the Lubyanka metro station, where at least 23 people died, and the Park Kultury station, where the second explosion killed at least 12 people.Russians have been lighting candles and laying flowers in memory of the victims of the blast inside the Lubyanka metro station, where at least 23 people died, and the Park Kultury station, where the second explosion killed at least 12 people.
Another four people died in hospital, and officials have warned that the death toll could rise.Another four people died in hospital, and officials have warned that the death toll could rise.
The main television channels have changed their schedules, dropping advertising and entertainment programmes.The main television channels have changed their schedules, dropping advertising and entertainment programmes.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, visiting the injured at a hospital in Moscow, said law enforcement agencies would "do everything to find and punish the criminals".Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, visiting the injured at a hospital in Moscow, said law enforcement agencies would "do everything to find and punish the criminals".
President Dmitry Medvedev laid a wreath at the scene of one of the attacks. He called the plotters "beasts", adding: "We will find and destroy them all."President Dmitry Medvedev laid a wreath at the scene of one of the attacks. He called the plotters "beasts", adding: "We will find and destroy them all."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the Interfax news agency that militants operating on the Afghan-Pakistan border may have helped organise the Moscow attacks.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the Interfax news agency that militants operating on the Afghan-Pakistan border may have helped organise the Moscow attacks.
"We all know very well that clandestine terrorists are very active on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan," he was quoted as saying."We all know very well that clandestine terrorists are very active on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan," he was quoted as saying.
"We know that several attacks have been prepared there, to be carried out not only in Afghanistan, but also in other countries. Sometimes, these journeys go as far as the (Russian) Caucasus.""We know that several attacks have been prepared there, to be carried out not only in Afghanistan, but also in other countries. Sometimes, these journeys go as far as the (Russian) Caucasus."
Russian analyst Dimitri Babich discusses the timing of the attackRussian analyst Dimitri Babich discusses the timing of the attack
US President Barack Obama pledged that Washington would "help bring to justice those who undertook this attack" while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called terrorism a "common enemy".US President Barack Obama pledged that Washington would "help bring to justice those who undertook this attack" while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called terrorism a "common enemy".
"Whether you are in a Moscow subway or a London subway or a train in Madrid or an office building in New York, we face the same enemy," Mrs Clinton said in an interview with the Canadian network CTV."Whether you are in a Moscow subway or a London subway or a train in Madrid or an office building in New York, we face the same enemy," Mrs Clinton said in an interview with the Canadian network CTV.
Other foreign ministers from the G8 group of leading industrial nations also condemned the attacks at the start of talks on global security in Ottawa, Canada.Other foreign ministers from the G8 group of leading industrial nations also condemned the attacks at the start of talks on global security in Ottawa, Canada.
Finger of blameFinger of blame
Police are looking for two women who accompanied the bombers as well as a possible male accomplice, after identifying them and the bombers through surveillance footage, security sources were quoted as saying by Russian media.Police are looking for two women who accompanied the bombers as well as a possible male accomplice, after identifying them and the bombers through surveillance footage, security sources were quoted as saying by Russian media.
MOSCOW METRO ATTACKS March 2010: Two suicide bombers blow themselves up at Lubyanka station and Park Kultury station, killing 38 peopleAugust 2004: Suicide bomber blows herself up outside Rizhskaya station, killing 10February 2004: Suicide bombing on Zamoskvoretskaya line, linking main airports, kills 40August 2000: Bomb in pedestrian tunnel leading to Tverskaya station kills 13February 2000: Blast injures 20 inside Belorusskaya stationJanuary 1998: Three injured by blast at Tretyakovskaya stationJune 1996: Bomb on the Serpukhovskaya line kills four Russia unprepared for carnage In pictures: Aftermath of attacks Profile: Moscow Metro A Chechen link to bombs?MOSCOW METRO ATTACKS March 2010: Two suicide bombers blow themselves up at Lubyanka station and Park Kultury station, killing 38 peopleAugust 2004: Suicide bomber blows herself up outside Rizhskaya station, killing 10February 2004: Suicide bombing on Zamoskvoretskaya line, linking main airports, kills 40August 2000: Bomb in pedestrian tunnel leading to Tverskaya station kills 13February 2000: Blast injures 20 inside Belorusskaya stationJanuary 1998: Three injured by blast at Tretyakovskaya stationJune 1996: Bomb on the Serpukhovskaya line kills four Russia unprepared for carnage In pictures: Aftermath of attacks Profile: Moscow Metro A Chechen link to bombs?
The head of Russia's intelligence service, the Federal Security Service (FSB), said investigators believed the attacks had been carried out by "terrorist groups related to the North Caucasus".The head of Russia's intelligence service, the Federal Security Service (FSB), said investigators believed the attacks had been carried out by "terrorist groups related to the North Caucasus".
"Fragments of the bodies of two female suicide bombers were found earlier at the scene of the incident and examinations show that these individuals came from the North Caucasus region," Alexander Bortnikov said."Fragments of the bodies of two female suicide bombers were found earlier at the scene of the incident and examinations show that these individuals came from the North Caucasus region," Alexander Bortnikov said.
The co-ordinated attacks were the deadliest in Moscow since February 2004, when 40 people were killed by a bomb on a packed metro train as it approached the Paveletskaya station.The co-ordinated attacks were the deadliest in Moscow since February 2004, when 40 people were killed by a bomb on a packed metro train as it approached the Paveletskaya station.
Six months later, a suicide bomber blew herself up outside another station, killing 10 people. Both attacks were blamed on rebels from Chechnya.Six months later, a suicide bomber blew herself up outside another station, killing 10 people. Both attacks were blamed on rebels from Chechnya.
Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov claimed responsibility for that attack and vowed last month to take the war to Russian cities.Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov claimed responsibility for that attack and vowed last month to take the war to Russian cities.
Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov condemned the attacks in Moscow, saying he would assist the Kremlin in hunting down the culprits.Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov condemned the attacks in Moscow, saying he would assist the Kremlin in hunting down the culprits.
More than 100,000 people have been killed in 15 years of conflict in Chechnya, and low-level insurgencies continue there and in the neighbouring republics of Ingushetia and Dagestan.More than 100,000 people have been killed in 15 years of conflict in Chechnya, and low-level insurgencies continue there and in the neighbouring republics of Ingushetia and Dagestan.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said militants on the Afghan-Pakistan border may have helped organise the attacks.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said militants on the Afghan-Pakistan border may have helped organise the attacks.
The city's Metro is one of the busiest underground railways in the world, carrying about 5.5 million passengers a day.The city's Metro is one of the busiest underground railways in the world, carrying about 5.5 million passengers a day.

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