Volgograd Train Station
Source: BBC
An explosion at a train station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd has killed at least 13 people, reports say.
A female suicide bomber was thought to be responsible for the blast, Russia’s anti-terrorism committee said.
A suspected female suicide bomber killed at least six people when she attacked a bus in the city in October.
Moscow is concerned militant groups could be ramping up violence in the run up to the the 2014 winter Olympic Games in the city of Sochi in six weeks.
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Analysis: Daniel SandfordBBC News, Moscow
In June, Doku Umarov, one of the leaders of the Islamist insurgency in the Russian Caucasus republics, called on his supporters to use “maximum force” to disrupt the “satanic” winter Olympics in Sochi.
It is too early to say whether the attack in Volgograd was by one of his supporters.
But it shows that – despite the metal detectors at railway stations, airports and shopping centres in Russia – bombers are still able to kill and wreak havoc.
It also shows that the attacks will not have to be on Sochi itself to attract attention.
An Islamist insurgency in the North Caucasus region has led to many attacks there in recent years. Insurgents have also attacked big Russian towns.
Volgograd lies about 900km (560 miles) south of Moscow, 650km north of the North Caucasus and 700km north-east of Sochi.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered law enforcement agencies to take “all necessary security measures” in the bomb’s aftermath, said a Kremlin spokesman.
Security would be stepped up at train stations and airports, said a federal police spokesman.
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