Source: DTN News / STRATFOR
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 29, 2010: T
here have been two explosions on Moscow metro systems March 29. The first explosion hit the second carriage of a metro train stopped at Lubyanka station and the second at Park Kultury station. Ten people were initially reported injured in the first blast with an unknown number injured in the second blast. With two blasts approximately 40 minutes apart in Moscow subway stations it is most likely it was coordinated terrorist attacks in Russia’s capital.
According to STRATFOR sources in Moscow, the two locations of the attacks on the subway in the city are symbolic. The first attack in Park Kultury is symbolic in that it is one of the city’s cultural centers being located near Gorky Park. The second location of the attack at the metro station of Lubyanka is nearly under the Federal Security Bureau’s headquarters—former KGB headquarters—the security hub of Russia. 
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 29: Russian Policemen are seen in front of the Park Kultury metro station entrance on March 29, 2010 in Moscow, Russia. At least 35 people were killed as two separate female suicide bombers blew themselves up on trains on Moscow's metro during morning rush hour. Twenty-Three people died in the Lubyanka station blast and around 40 minutes later a second explosion occurred at the Park Kultury station leaving another 12 people dead.
According to media reports, the attacks were caused by suicide bombers at the peak of rush hour in Moscow. Thus far, rumors are flying that Muslim extremists are responsible for the attack. In the past, there have typically been spring-summer attacks in Moscow in February, and spring is just now arriving in the capital. STRATFOR will be closely watching the situation for more details.
*This article is being posted from Toronto, Canada By DTN News ~ Defense-Technology News, contact: dtnnews@ymail.com
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