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Suicide bombers committed recent terrorist attacks in Volgograd. There were three attacks over the past three months — killing 37 and injuring 143. It is with a high degree of probability that we can state that the last two terrorist attacks were connected.

On Monday the second terrorist attack in two days was made on Volgograd — the third in the last three months. Citizens are in a panic. Immediately after Monday's bus explosion, false information about a terrorist attack on a tram and on bus routes appeared on social networks. In addition, the Volga emergency center received several false calls about threats. City authorities urge people not to panic, but celebrations involving children for December 31 in the city are cancelled, and Volgograd Region Governor Sergei Bazhenov declared five days of mourning in the region, from December 30 to January 3rd.

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New terrorist attack in Volgograd: 15 killed in blast at railway station

Emergency Situation message was received on Sunday, December 29th (2013). At 12:45 pm a blast occurred inside the train station building in Volgograd. The explosion took place while someone was passing through a turnstile at the entrance. The blast was so strong that all windows on the first and second floor were completely smashed.

Inside the train station at the time was a huge number of people – Volgograd residents traveling on New Year's Eve — some as guests, others heading home. There were additional crowds because several trains were delayed.

According to recent reports, 15 people were killed and 27 injured. All emergency services are working on-site, and there are dozens of ambulances. No children are among the dead, but a 9-year-old girl is severely injured. Police officer Dmitry Makovkin was killed. They are saying that he stepped toward the suicide bomber when she tried to run inside.

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On November 27th, 2009, at 9:35 pm Moscow time, at kilometer 284 along the Aleshina to Uglovka section of the Moscow to St. Petersburg rail route, an explosion derailed three cars of the high-speed Nevsky Express.

At the time of the accident there were 682 people aboard the train — 661 passengers and 21 railroad personnel.

The engineer stopped the train and immediately reported the incident to his controller, but assistance did not arrive until and hour and a half to two hours later because of its remote location.

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I cannot say that I suffer from weak nerves – these have been steeled after more than 10 years in journalism. During this time I have lost track of how many crisis situations I found myself in, but nothing truly scary has ever happened.

I have never been so frightened for my life, or that of those I love, that I had to scrutinize the inside of a bus or subway car for explosive devices. Although for almost half a year — since active preparations for the World Student Games began — they have been calling on us to do this on public transport.

Trucks still park right next to public places without causing worry. Forgotten packages on the porch do not frighten us.

Right now there are so many alarming reports from Tatarstan, and so little reliable information, that putting together a coherent picture about what is going on, or believing that the situation is under control, is more and more difficult.

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