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Drunk, naked driver smashes 12 cars in Moscow

Russian police say a drunk and naked driver has wreaked havoc in central Moscow, damaging 12 cars before being caught by police.

 

31 killed, 130 injured in terror blast at Moscow airport

31 killed, 130 injured in terror blast at Moscow airport

A terrorist suicide bomber is blamed for the Moscow airport attack that killed 31 people and wounded 130 more, Russian state TV reports

 

Deadly Russian heatwave declared over

Deadly Russian heatwave declared over

Russian meteorologists said on Wednesday Moscow's deadly heat wave was ending after two months of searing weather which took a high human and economic toll.

 

Moscow deaths double amid smog to 700 people a day

Moscow deaths double amid smog to 700 people a day

Deaths in Moscow have doubled and are now averaging 700 people a day amid a sweltering heat wave and poisonous smog from wildfires, a top Russian health official said Monday.

 

Russia foils plane hijacking in Moscow: TASS

Russia foils plane hijacking in Moscow: TASS

Russian special forces detained a man on Thursday who had taken control of an aircraft on a domestic flight to Moscow's Domodedovo airport, ITAR-TASS news agency cited a police spokesman as saying.

 

Second Bomber in Moscow Attacks Is Identified

The second female suicide bomber was a teacher from a predominantly Muslim region of Russia who was married to an extremist leader, officials said on Tuesday.

 

Teenage "Black Widow" suspected of Moscow bomb: source

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The 17-year-old widow of an Islamist militant from the North Caucasus is suspected of blowing herself up in suicide attacks that killed 40 people on the Moscow metro, a Russian law enforcement official said.

 

Russia mourns 39 dead in Moscow subway blast

Russians on Tuesday nervously returned to subway stations where two suicide bombers killed 39 people, lighting candles and leaving ...

 

NYC, DC beef up transit security after Moscow blast

NYC, DC beef up transit security after Moscow blast

Major transit agencies beefed up security as a precaution Monday following the suicide bombing in Moscow's subway system.

 

Timeline: Bomb attacks in Moscow

Timeline: Bomb attacks in Moscow

At least 37 people were killed on Monday when suicide bombers detonated explosives on two packed Moscow metro trains during morning rush hour.

 

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