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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 10 people have been killed and more than 20 others hurt in a suspected suicide bombing on a trolleybus in the Russian city of Volgograd. | |
| The blast comes a day after 17 people died in another suicide attack at the central station in the city. | 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. |
| A spokesman for Russia's Investigative Committee said both explosions were now being treated as acts of terrorism. | |
| Busy market | Busy market |
| The latest explosion took place near a busy market in the city's Dzerzhinsky district. | The latest explosion took place near a busy market in the city's Dzerzhinsky district. |
| Maksim Akhmetov, a Russian TV reporter who was at the scene of the blast, said the trolleybus was packed with people going to work in the morning rush hour. | Maksim Akhmetov, a Russian TV reporter who was at the scene of the blast, said the trolleybus was packed with people going to work in the morning rush hour. |
| He described the scene as "terrible", adding that the bus was "ravaged" and that there were "bodies everywhere, blood on the snow". | He described the scene as "terrible", adding that the bus was "ravaged" and that there were "bodies everywhere, blood on the snow". |
| The explosion removed much of the bus's exterior and broke windows in nearby buildings. | The explosion removed much of the bus's exterior and broke windows in nearby buildings. |
| The figures given for the number of dead and injured are still fluctuating - and a one-year-old child is said to be among the victims. | The figures given for the number of dead and injured are still fluctuating - and a one-year-old child is said to be among the victims. |
| The first blast rocked Volgograd-1 station at around 12:45 (08:45 GMT) on Sunday, 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. | 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. | 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 target Sochi directly to attract international attention - any part of Russia will do, says the BBC's Daniel Sandford in Moscow. | The attacks show that the bombers do not need to target Sochi directly to attract international attention - any part of Russia will do, says the BBC's Daniel Sandford in Moscow. |
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