Fears Raised Following Second Suicide Bombing In Russia

Fears Raised Following Second Suicide Bombing In Russia

A second suspected suicide bombing in Russia resulted to the death of at least fourteen people in Volgograd, which increased concern on security during the Winter Olympics Games. The second bombing happened in a crowded trolley bus, which Russian authorities said may be connected to an earlier bombing of the main railway station of the city.

So far, no group has come out to claim responsibility for the two attacks. Doku Umarove, the Chechen leader, earlier made a vowed to prevent the staging of the Olympics in the Caucasus region, which is located near Volgograd.

Russian Olympic Committee head Alexander Zhukov promised all security measures will be undertaken to ensure safety during the Sochi games. Federal Security Service chief Alexander Bortnikov was sent by President Vladimir Putin to monitor the investigation in the city.

A male suicide bomber was believed to have detonated the device used in the recent suicide bombing in Russia, according to Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin.

A female suicide bomber was initially suspected to have detonated the bomb at the railway station, but investigators later indicated that a man was responsible for the attack.

The investigation discovered the finger of Pavel Pechenkin attached to a hand grenade clip at the scene. The Russian national was believed to have joined an Islamic cell. The second suicide bombing in Russia in two days shattered windows in houses close to the explosion.

Cossack and Interior Ministry troops patrolled the streets of Volgograd following the attacks. The additional troops were necessary since a good number of police in the city were redeployed to Sochi in preparation for the Winter Games.

The two attacks also resulted to calls for the reintroduction of the death penalty, which was placed under moratorium by the late President Boris Yeltsin. Volgograd residents also started to demand tighter controls for workers and visitors coming from the North Caucasus region.

A number of Afghan war veterans were also patrolling the streets of Volgograd following the second suicide bombing in Russia in as many days.

Posted by James Fried on Wednesday January 01 2014, 4:16 AM EST. Ref: LA Times. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, World. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0