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Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 31 100 Injured In Moscow Airport
suicide bomber at moscow was responsible for the explosion in Moscow Domodedovo Airport on Monday, Russian state TV reported.

The station said the bomb was packed with metal objects to increase the shrapnel from the explosion.


The state news agency ITAR-TASS, the explosion took place in the international arrivals section of the airport. Another product of the state media said earlier that arrived in the baggage claim area.

[Updated 10:33] While the police on high alert around the capital, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on security chiefs to an emergency meeting in the Kremlin to discuss the situation.

[Update 10:06] Flights to Moscow Domodedovo airport will be diverted to other airports in Moscow, Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo is, according to Russian television.

Domodedovo is situated about 14 miles south of Moscow, and the airport's Web site says he is the biggest and busiest airports in the capital.

[Update 10:04] State television said the explosion in a Moscow airport broke into the baggage hall killed 31 people.

Department of Health gave the media the death toll, he said.

CNN information about the Russian Committee of Inquiry report that terrorists are responsible for the explosion.

[Update 09:53] The Russian government confirmed the deaths of 31 people and said 130 people were injured in an explosion in Moscow to the airport.

[Updated at 09:48] Russian state television has reported 31 people died and more than 100 people were injured in an explosion at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow.

In a post on its website, the Russian Federation Committee of Inquiry blamed for terrorist attacks.

[Updated 09:37] explosion at Moscow Domodedovo International Airport has killed at least two people and wounding 20 others, according to the official press agency RIA Novosti.

Russia Investigative Committee has confirmed the explosion, said 20 people suffered, although the extent of their injuries was unclear.

State television said the blast occurred in the luggage at the airport.

The explosion occurred at 4:40 in Moscow, told RIA Novosti.

[Posted at 09:24] An explosion occurred at the Domodedovo airport in Moscow, the Russian investigative committee said.

There are conflicting reports of deaths and injuries.