  3 men wanted by police for organising terrorist attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport January 24, 2011 - 19:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 3 men are wanted by police for organising a terrorist attack Moscow's Domodedovo airport which has killed 31 and injured 130. The casualty count has been confirmed by health ministry aide Sofiya Malyavina, Interfax reported. The blast, which took place at 4:37 pm, two minutes after a flight from London Heathrow touched down, Rossaviation reported, was in the international departure hall of Moscow's busiest international airport, a law enforcement source told Interfax. A source told RIA Novosti that the bomb contained the equivalent of 5 kg of TNT, while others said it could have been 7 kg. According to Interfax the blast area has been evacuated but no information has been put over the airport tannoy. The blast is thought to have taken place in the Asia restaurant in the departures area, before passengers proceed through customs and immigration control. Early reports had said it was in the baggage reclaim of the international arrivals hall. Staff at the airport broke down a wall to evacuate the area as quickly as possible following the explosion, according to Moscow News.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
