at present count there are 31 -35 dead as a result of an apparent bomb blast at Moscow's Domodedovo airport. a suiside bomber is being blamed for the recent attack.
the following is the nypost article:
The severed head of a suspected suicide bomber was located Monday after a massive bomb ripped through a bustling Russian airport, killing at least 35 people and injuring dozens more.
The explosion brought devastation to the arrivals area of Domodedovo Airport, the busiest of Moscow's three airports, at 4:32pm local time.
Law enforcement officials told the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency that the bomb had the power of five kilos (11 lbs) of TNT.
It's believed the deadly device was hidden in a bag or suitcase and packed with metal objects to maximize the damage it inflicted. Around 130 people were injured in the carnage, officials said.
"Burned people are running about ... they are carrying pieces of flesh on stretchers," a shaken eyewitness named Andrei was quoted as saying by AFP.
"Something terrible is happening there. Tens of people are being dragged out on stretchers, on trolleys," he added.
News reports in Russia suggested the atrocity was the work of two, or more likely one, suicide bomber.
The Interfax news agency said that a severed head found at the bomb site was believed to be that of the bomber.
"We found the head of a man of Arab appearance, aged 30 to 35. It seems he detonated the explosive device," a law enforcement source told the agency.
Russia Today Live said that three men were being hunted by Russian authorities, who immediately opened a criminal probe into the carnage, describing it as an "act of terror."
According to Fox News Channel, investigators have not ruled the possibility that the bombing was not a suicide attack after all, and that the perpetrator either left the luggage in arrivals before slipping away or was accidentally killed.
Planes from Dusseldorf, Odesa and London landed at the airport shortly before the attack. Arrivals and departures continued after the explosion, Interfax added.
The dead are believed to include two foreigners. Britain's Foreign Office was investigating whether any of those killed were British.
"Today [Monday] at 4:32pm [local time] an explosion went off in the international arrivals hall of Domodedovo Airport," the Russian investigative committee confirmed in a statement.
So far no group claimed responsibility but Russia is battling a Muslim insurgency in the North Caucasus, and previous terror attacks have targeted Moscow.
President Barack Obama led global condemnation of the attack, calling it "outrageous" and vowing to stand against those who use terror tactics.
"I am deeply shocked and saddened at today's explosion at Moscow's Domodedovo airport with the loss of many lives," Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statement.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the current NATO secretary-general, condemned the bombing on his Twitter account.
"Deeply disturbed about the terror attack in Moscow and I strongly condemn it. NATO and Russia stand together in the fight against terrorism," he posted.
A US State Department spokesman, David Siefkin, told Fox News that to his knowledge, no US citizens were injured in the incident, but he added that officials were monitoring the situation.
Meanwhile, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev ordered a security blitz across the country's transport hubs following the blast.
Security measures were heightened at Moscow's other two passenger airports, with all luggage being searched and staff examining footage from terminal security cameras.
Police were also checking subways and busy pedestrian areas as a precaution, Interfax said.
"A blast went off at Domodedovo that, according to preliminary information, was an act of terror," Medvedev said. "It is necessary to introduce a special regime in all airports and transportation hubs."
Medvedev added that the incident showed Russia's security laws were not being followed in full. "What happened indicates that far from all the laws that need to be working are being used correctly," he said.
Medvedev instructed his government to provide emergency assistance to those who suffered in the blast.
The Russian premier had been scheduled to fly to Switzerland for this week's World Economic Forum in Davos but he postponed his trip.
Last March, Moscow was targeted by two female suicide bombers, both from the North Caucasus region of Dagestan, who killed 40 people in coordinated attacks on the city's subway network during the morning rush hour.
Domodedovo is located 13 miles (21 km) southeast of the Russian capital. It hosts 77 airlines with more than 22 million passengers estimated to have traveled through the airport in 2010.
Suicide bomber kills 35 at Russia's biggest airport | Reuters
Severed head found at Moscow airport thought to belong to suicide bomber - NYPOST.com
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