Thousands of police, troops tighten security in Russian city hit by 2 suicide bombings
VOLGOGRAD, Russia – Thousands of police officers and paramilitary forces are on duty in the Russian
city of Volgograd, which is reeling from two suicide bombings in two days that killed 33 people and raised
fears that a terrorist campaign may have begun that could stretch into the Winter Olympics.
In the wake of Sunday's bombing at the city's main railway station and Monday's blast on a trolleybus, police
reinforcements and Interior Ministry troops have been sent into the city, regional police official Andrei
Pilipchuk was quoted as telling the Interfax news agency. He says more than 5,200 security forces are
deployed.
The Emergencies Ministry said two more victims died on Tuesday, raising the toll to 33 — 18 from the station bombing and 15 from the bus.
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