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Volgograd train station in Russia hit by fatal explosion | Volgograd train station in Russia hit by fatal explosion |
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At least 13 people have been killed and six others wounded by a suicide bomb at a railway station in southern Russia, according to news agencies in the country. | |
The explosion was at the railway station in the city of Volgograd, said an official at the ministry's branch in the region. | |
Russia's national anti-terrorism committee said in a statement that a suicide bomber was responsible. | |
Russia's southern regions have been destabilised by attacks linked to Islamist rebels who have spread across the region after two separatist wars in Chechnya. | Russia's southern regions have been destabilised by attacks linked to Islamist rebels who have spread across the region after two separatist wars in Chechnya. |
In October, a suicide bomber blew herself up on a city bus in Volgograd, killing six people and injuring about 30. | In October, a suicide bomber blew herself up on a city bus in Volgograd, killing six people and injuring about 30. |
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