Friday, January 28, 2011

Bombing At Moscow's Domodedovo Airport -- News Roundup January 28, 2011



The Moscow Airport Attack: Were Early Clues Ignored? -- Time Magazine

On Dec. 31, a powerful bomb exploded in a seedy motel room on the outskirts of Moscow, not far from Domodedovo airport. Nobody took much notice. Most people were busy celebrating New Year's Eve. Besides, the only person killed that night was a middle-aged Chechen woman, with a tight headscarf and a thick accent, whom the motel's staff describe as dowdy and cold. She had three associates who vanished. But is it possible that those missing accomplices may have then regrouped to build a much bigger bomb, detonating it on Jan. 24 in the arrivals hall of the Domodedovo and killing 35 people? If so, that New Year's explosion would seem like a premonition, one that the police may have failed to fully grasp.

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More News On The Terror Attack Against Moscow's Busiest Airport

UPDATE: Reports on Moscow blast suspect false - police source -- RIA Novosti
Airport Attack Suspect Sought -- Moscow Times
Russian Official Blames Regional Islamic Rebels for Moscow Airport Bombing -- Voice of America
Russians name Muslim convert as prime suspect for airport bombing -- The Independent
Islamist Suspect Sought Over Moscow Airport Attack -- RTT News
Ethnic Russian is named as suspect in airport bombing -- Irish Times

Happy New Year text prematurely blows up suicide bomber -- The Register
Would-Be Suicide Bomber Killed by Unexpected SMS From Mobile Carrier -- Threat Level

Russian experts comment on Domodedovo blast -- Voice of Russia
Bombing in Russia highlights discrimination faced by those from Caucasus -- L.A. Times
Moscow Style Attack Possible in United States -- Discovery News
Why Russia can't stop terrorists -- Washington Post editorial
Analysis: Airport bomb may aggravate Russian ethnic tensions -- Reuters
Moscow bombing prompts scrutiny of airport security worldwide -- Christian Science Monitor

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