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Deadly blast at Russia train station in Volgograd 'Suicide bomber' hits Russia's Volgograd train station
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An explosion at a train station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd has killed 10 people, reports say. An explosion at a train station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd has killed at least 13 people, reports say.
Six other people were injured in the blast at around 12:45 (08:45 GMT), an official said. The cause is unclear. A female suicide bomber was responsible for the blast, which injured 50 people, Russia's anti-terrorism committee said.
A suspected female suicide bomber killed at least six people when she attacked a bus in the city in October.A suspected female suicide bomber killed at least six people when she attacked a bus in the city in October.
Moscow is concerned militant groups could be ramping up violence in the run up to the the 2014 winter Olympic Games in the city of Sochi in six weeks.
An Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus region has led to many attacks there in recent years. Insurgents have also attacked big Russian towns.An Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus region has led to many attacks there in recent years. Insurgents have also attacked big Russian towns.
Volgograd lies about 900km (560 miles) south of Moscow and 650km north of the North Caucasus. Volgograd lies about 900km (560 miles) south of Moscow, 650km north of the North Caucasus and 700km north-east of Sochi.
Russian authorities are concerned militant groups could be ramping up violence in the run up to the the 2014 winter Olympic Games in the city of Sochi, which is due to start on 7 February. No group has yet claimed responsibility for Sunday's explosion, which local officials said claimed at least 18 lives.
No group claimed immediate responsibility for Sunday's explosion. It rocked Volgograd station at around 12:45 (08:45 GMT). Ambulances rushed the injured to hospital, while footage from of the station's entrance showed bodies laid out beside ambulances, with debris and shattered glass strewn on the station steps.
Interfax news agency quoted a source as saying the bomb was detonated near the metal detectors at the station entrance.
In July, Chechen insurgent leader Doku Umarov posted an online video urging militants to use "maximum force" to prevent the Games from going ahead.In July, Chechen insurgent leader Doku Umarov posted an online video urging militants to use "maximum force" to prevent the Games from going ahead.
Volgograd lies about 690km north-east of Sochi. On Friday, a car bomb killed three people in the southern Russian city of Pyatigorsk.