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Volgograd blasts: New deadly explosion hits Russian city | Volgograd blasts: New deadly explosion hits Russian city |
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At least 15 people have been killed and 23 others hurt in a suspected suicide bombing on a trolleybus in the Russian city of Volgograd, officials say. | |
The blast comes a day after 17 people died in another suicide attack at the central station in the city. | |
Security has been tightened at railway stations and airports across Russia. | Security has been tightened at railway stations and airports across Russia. |
Moscow is concerned militant groups could be ramping up violence in the run-up to the 2014 winter Olympic Games in the city of Sochi. | Moscow is concerned militant groups could be ramping up violence in the run-up to the 2014 winter Olympic Games in the city of Sochi. |
The Olympic venue is close to Russia's volatile north Caucasus region. | The Olympic venue is close to Russia's volatile north Caucasus region. |
Volgograd lies about 900km (560 miles) south of Moscow, 650km north of the North Caucasus and 700km north-east of Sochi. | Volgograd lies about 900km (560 miles) south of Moscow, 650km north of the North Caucasus and 700km north-east of Sochi. |
Busy market | |
A spokesman for Russia's Investigative Committee said both explosions were now being treated as acts of terrorism. | |
The latest explosion took place near a busy market in the city's Dzerzhinsky district during Monday morning rush hour. | |
A one-year-old child is reported to have been among those killed. | |
The area has been cordoned off, and police and emergency services are at the scene. | The area has been cordoned off, and police and emergency services are at the scene. |
Images posted on social media websites showed the burned-out shell of the trolleybus and bodies scattered around. | |
Sunday's blast rocked Volgograd-1 station at around 12:45 (08:45 GMT) at a time of year when millions of Russians are travelling to celebrate the New Year. | Sunday's blast rocked Volgograd-1 station at around 12:45 (08:45 GMT) at a time of year when millions of Russians are travelling to celebrate the New Year. |
A nearby security camera facing the station caught the moment of the blast, showing a bright orange flash behind the station's main doors. | A nearby security camera facing the station caught the moment of the blast, showing a bright orange flash behind the station's main doors. |
The explosion shattered windows and sent debris and plumes of smoke from the station entrance. | The explosion shattered windows and sent debris and plumes of smoke from the station entrance. |
No group has yet said it was behind the blast. | |
An Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus region has led to many attacks there in recent years. Insurgents have also attacked major Russian towns. | |
The attacks show that the bombers do not need to attack Sochi directly to attract international attention - any target in Russia will do, says the BBC's Daniel Sandford in Moscow. | |
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