Bomb Blasts Subway, Killing 39 in Moscow; the Attack Comes 3 Weeks After Warlord Vows to Strike
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › February 12, 2004
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MOSCOW (AP) - A bomb blew apart a subway car packed with rush hour commuters Friday morning, killing 39 people and wounding more than 130 in the deadliest terrorist attack in Moscow since Russia launched its second war in Chechnya in 1999.
President Vladimir Putin blamed Chechen separatists, although it was unclear whether the blast was the work of a suicide bomber or someone who merely placed a device on the train as it left the station.See the full content of this document
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Bomb Blasts Subway, Killing 39 in Moscow; the Attack Comes 3 Weeks After Warlord Vows to Strike
"Russia doesn't conduct negotiations with terrorists - it destroys them," Putin said, adding that the attack appeared aimed at sowing discord before next month's presidential election.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Chechen insurgent...See the full content of this document
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