Explosion in Russia kills 14
Posted December 30, 2013 10:15 am.
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VOLGOGRAD, Russia – An explosion on a trolleybus in the city of Volgograd in Russia has left 14 people dead, a day after a suicide bombing that killed at least 17 at the city’s main railway.
The explosions put the city on edge and highlighted the terrorist threat that Russia is facing as it prepares to host the winter games in February.
Volgograd is about 650 kilometres northeast of Sochi, where the Olympics are to be held.
The national anti-terrorism committee said the bus explosion was most likely caused by a bomb, but there were no further details.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for either explosion, which came several months after chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov called for new attacks against civilian targets in Russia, including the Sochi games.
In the railroad station blast, the bomber detonated explosives in front of a metal detector just beyond the station’s main entrance when a police sergeant became suspicious and rushed forward to check ID.
