Suicide Bomb Blasts Bus in Russia Video Trending

Bus blasts in Rusia caught in video after suicide bomber blasts herself inside on October 21, 2013. Six person reportedly killed and injured dozens in bombing incident. A suspected female suicide bomber killed six people on a bus in the Russian city of ... displaying a TV broadcast of video footage of a suicide bomb blast that occurred on a bus in Volgograd, Russia, on October 21, 2013
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RIA Novosti, Russia's official news agency, reports the blast killed at least six people. The organization adds:

"By evening, 28 people had been taken to hospital, including eight in serious condition, a city public health official told RIA Novosti. Around 50 people were believed to be riding the bus at the time of the blast.

"The explosion took place at about 2 p.m. local time (10:00 GMT) in the Kransoarmeisk district in Volgograd, a city formerly known as Stalingrad.

"State-run English language news channel RT quoted a local resident, identified only as Ilya, as saying the road at the scene of the blast was strewn with broken glass.

"'I saw a woman sitting inside the bus. She was covered with blood and I couldn't make out whether she was alive or not. She was just sitting there,' Ilya told RT."

The Christian Science Monitor reports that during the last decade, suicide bombings have become less common in Russia. But tensions between Russia and separatists in Dagestan continue and this bombing is particularly worrisome for Russia because it is hosting the Winter Olympics, soon, and has spent a ton of money trying to secure the country.

The paper adds:

"There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. The ITAR-Tass news agency quoted law enforcement official as saying the woman was married to a man who was member of a militant group in Dagestan.

"President Vladimir Putin has put his personal reputation on the line for Russia to host the upcoming Olympics. He personally lobbied the International Olympic Committee to award Russia the games, and has regularly upbraided government officials for the astronomical sums being spent. By some accounts, the Sochi Olympics will cost upwards of $50 billion, the most expensive on record.

"Sochi was awarded the games with reassurances from Russian officials that the security concerns that have plagued the North Caucasus for decades would not threaten athletes or spectators."

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