28.11.09

OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE RUSSIANS. The Moscow to St. Petersburg Nevsky Express has been bombed, with serious loss of life.


Moscow Station in St. Petersburg.

The bombing occurred on a remote stretch of track, not easily reached by ambulances or med-evac helicopters, and a second bomb that exploded nearby later might have been timed to cause injury to rescuers.

2 comments:

Tim (Kalyr) said...

Planting a second bomb to kill and injure rescuers was a nasty tactic employed by the Provisional IRA in the 1970s and 80s.

Stephen Karlson said...

Yes, and some observers of the World Trade Center suggested that the second plane arrived after first-responders were on the scene by design.