This just In - Explosion at Russian Airport kills 31
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It's a bit early to have any thoughts on it. People are saying terrorism but I'm waiting to see once they've actually had a chance to get in and investigate. I guess it probably was a bomb, but airports are full of electrical equipment and chemicals, it's not beyond possibility that something just went wrong.
My guess is with the Chechen people. They don't like Russians, right ?
Wow...
The reports I heard were that the explosion happened in the baggage area. So it looks like it was intentional, ie a bomb
all the crazy people in my office have already decided this was done by a combination of the CIA and Vladimir Putins secret army, so that the war on terror may be esclated by blanket bombing Chechyna
i once travelled by Aeroflot from Helsinki to Moscow - a friggin nightmare, all i can say is that Russian aviation safety standards were somewhat lacking, so an accident would not be surprising
i once travelled by Aeroflot from Helsinki to Moscow - a friggin nightmare, all i can say is that Russian aviation safety standards were somewhat lacking, so an accident would not be surprising
I haven't read the article, but I'd guess Chechen terrorists. They've been behind most terrorist attacks in Russia.
BTW, the Chechens are from a region in Russia known as Chechnya, which has been fighting for independence since the break-up of the Soviet Union. The government has fought huge wars there under both Yeltsin and Putin.
BTW, the Chechens are from a region in Russia known as Chechnya, which has been fighting for independence since the break-up of the Soviet Union. The government has fought huge wars there under both Yeltsin and Putin.
Well hells bells if it is the Chechens give them their independence....ESPECIALLY their own damn airport!
stolen from a comment made on CBC news website
".........My condolences to the family and friends of all the victims.
That could never happen in Canada... We have the CBSA to take everyone's water bottles, nail clippers and sewing scissors before they get back home from overseas...
And the TSA touch everyones junk, so the USA is safe too...
rolls eyes...."
The guy's kidding right, it can happen anywhere, especially with suicide bombers you really can't defend against someone who will risk their life even welcome it being taken to get into "paradise".
oh he/she is kidding, it is a sarcastic rebuttal of US/Canadian attempts to stop people boarding flights with bombs
Probably is them, but it could be Al Qaeda
It's being reported that it was in fact a suicide bomber. While no group has taken credit for it, the bombing has been praised on some militant Islamic websites, and it's assumed to have been carried out by Muslim terrorists from the North Caucasus area.
Sad
Sad
apparently someone just walked into the main public lobby where the incoming pax collect their bags
i know my local airport has zero security to guard against that, doubt that many do
i know my local airport has zero security to guard against that, doubt that many do
It's not Chechan style. Islamic fundamentalist groups have been saying for ages that Russia was next.
Of course, who's to say it was not orchestrated to get a rise out of Russia, and co-erce them into cooperation? Relationships have been very frosty lately... Much better to have them on your side... Just sayin'..
Of course, who's to say it was not orchestrated to get a rise out of Russia, and co-erce them into cooperation? Relationships have been very frosty lately... Much better to have them on your side... Just sayin'..
have the Russians got any troops in Afghanistan or Iraq
Not beyond UN roles. But wouldn't it make life easier for us if they did... The media will always prefer to account for Russian war attrocities.
sorry haven't been up on the news lately, but I suspect it was a Chechen?
If it was, they're just asking for Putin to become more assertive.
If it was, they're just asking for Putin to become more assertive.