She is said to have been married twice to two Islamic militants. Both of her husbands have been reportedly eliminated.
Female suicide bomber kills 16 in Russia's Volgograd (VIDEO)
At least 16 people were killed in a blast at a railway station in the city of Volgograd, southern Russia. A female suicide bomber is suspected to have carried out the attack, says the National Anti-terrorism Committee.
“According to verified information, the explosion at the railway station in Volgograd has claimed 15 lives," Russia's Investigative Committee said.
Another 37 were injured, 8 of them more critically, including a girl of 9. The child has been taken to a local hospital. Her mother died in the blast, according to the Committee.
At the same time, the Health Ministry confirms that 45 people have been taken to hospital.
The incident is being treated as an act of terrorism, the committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said.
The blast took place at 12.45 local time inside the building of the railway. It is "thought to have been carried out by a female suicide bomber," according to the anti-terrorism committee's statement.
“At 12.45 we got informed that a boom or a blast was heard in the building of the railway station, Volgograd-1. Smoke was reported,” Svetlana Smolyaninova, a police spokesperson said, according to RIA Novosti.
The power of the explosion at Volgograd’s station was equivalent to at least 10 kg TNT, according to Markin. The explosive device was stuffed with pieces of scrap metal. The Committee said that an undetonated F-1 grenade was also found at the scene.
Interfax’s source said that “the blast happened near the metal detectors located at the entrance to the station.”
The Committee think a female suicide bomber detonated the bomb when she saw a police officer while approaching the metal detector.
The bomber’s identity has not been established yet. A genetic examination has been ordered.
At the same time, a source in the law enforcement department in Russia’s Republic of Dagestan has confirmed to RIA Novosti news agency that, according to preliminary information, Oksana Aslanova carried out the attack.
She is said to have been married twice to two militants. Both of her husbands have been reportedly eliminated, according to LifeNews TV channel, which didn't disclose its sources. Aslanova is also said to be a close friend of Naida Asiyalova, also known as ‘Amaturahman,’ who was behind the attack in Volgograd in October, when six were killed and 30 injured.
http://rt.com/news/volgograd-blast-victims-russia-937/
Female suicide bomber kills 16 in Russia's Volgograd (VIDEO)
At least 16 people were killed in a blast at a railway station in the city of Volgograd, southern Russia. A female suicide bomber is suspected to have carried out the attack, says the National Anti-terrorism Committee.
“According to verified information, the explosion at the railway station in Volgograd has claimed 15 lives," Russia's Investigative Committee said.
Another 37 were injured, 8 of them more critically, including a girl of 9. The child has been taken to a local hospital. Her mother died in the blast, according to the Committee.
At the same time, the Health Ministry confirms that 45 people have been taken to hospital.
The incident is being treated as an act of terrorism, the committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said.
The blast took place at 12.45 local time inside the building of the railway. It is "thought to have been carried out by a female suicide bomber," according to the anti-terrorism committee's statement.
“At 12.45 we got informed that a boom or a blast was heard in the building of the railway station, Volgograd-1. Smoke was reported,” Svetlana Smolyaninova, a police spokesperson said, according to RIA Novosti.
The power of the explosion at Volgograd’s station was equivalent to at least 10 kg TNT, according to Markin. The explosive device was stuffed with pieces of scrap metal. The Committee said that an undetonated F-1 grenade was also found at the scene.
Interfax’s source said that “the blast happened near the metal detectors located at the entrance to the station.”
The Committee think a female suicide bomber detonated the bomb when she saw a police officer while approaching the metal detector.
The bomber’s identity has not been established yet. A genetic examination has been ordered.
At the same time, a source in the law enforcement department in Russia’s Republic of Dagestan has confirmed to RIA Novosti news agency that, according to preliminary information, Oksana Aslanova carried out the attack.
She is said to have been married twice to two militants. Both of her husbands have been reportedly eliminated, according to LifeNews TV channel, which didn't disclose its sources. Aslanova is also said to be a close friend of Naida Asiyalova, also known as ‘Amaturahman,’ who was behind the attack in Volgograd in October, when six were killed and 30 injured.
http://rt.com/news/volgograd-blast-victims-russia-937/
