Moscow Airport Explosion...10 reported dead.
Moscow Airport Explosion...10 reported dead.
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thatone1967

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4,252 posts

221 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Does not sound good..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12268662

Report is suggesting it was a suicide bombing

Edited by thatone1967 on Monday 24th January 14:29

Ali2202

3,815 posts

234 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Oh dear! frown

Big Raff

1,387 posts

201 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Sky News also reporting that a plane was ushered into Stansted by RAF fighters...

Back to defcon 1 i guess...


Edit: Man arrested on flight from Abu Dhabi to Heathrow, plane had to be diverted...

Edited by Big Raff on Monday 24th January 14:40

MadMullah

5,299 posts

223 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Big Raff said:
Sky News also reporting that a plane was ushered into Stansted by RAF fighters...
Edit: Man arrested on flight from Abu Dhabi to Heathrow, plane had to be diverted...
yeah reuters saying it was unrelated and due to a mid-flight incident.

ErnestM

11,621 posts

297 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Reuters reporting 31 dead and at least 100 injured...

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70N2TQ201101...

Galsia

2,266 posts

220 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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The Russians are usually quite heavy-handed with this sort of thing, so expect some repercussions against whoever they deem responsible.

RIP to the victims.

Blib

48,188 posts

227 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Chechens usually receive a kicking after an incident such as this.

Soovy

35,829 posts

301 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Trouble ahead here.


DrTre

12,957 posts

262 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Friend of mine is there right this second, her driver was injured. Says it's astonishingly calm.

The jiffle king

7,534 posts

288 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Thoughts are with the families. I know a fair few people in Moscow and I hope they are all safe. The Russians will tighten things up now and go after those responsible.

Tsippy

15,078 posts

199 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Paddy_N_Murphy said:
Soovy said:
Trouble ahead here.
This - Putin won't stand for this nonsense in his back yard and will unleash the hounds I suspect.
yes

Don't fk with the Russians, they're not as restrained as us.

phil1979

3,671 posts

245 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Being the political dunderhead that I am, who currently are the likely culprits of such an act against the Russians?

Soovy

35,829 posts

301 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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phil1979 said:
Being the political dunderhead that I am, who currently are the likely culprits of such an act against the Russians?
Maybe the Chechens.

phil1979

3,671 posts

245 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Soovy said:
phil1979 said:
Being the political dunderhead that I am, who currently are the likely culprits of such an act against the Russians?
Maybe the Chechens.
Nothing to do with the likes of Bill Naden / Muslim extremists etc then? (I admit, I'm hopeless with this kinda thing).

Lefty

21,472 posts

232 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Tsippy said:
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
Soovy said:
Trouble ahead here.
This - Putin won't stand for this nonsense in his back yard and will unleash the hounds I suspect.
yes

Don't fk with the Russians, they're not as restrained as us.
Absolutely. I wouldn't be surprised if there were retaliatory attacks against somebody within 24h, proof or not.

Soovy

35,829 posts

301 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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phil1979 said:
Soovy said:
phil1979 said:
Being the political dunderhead that I am, who currently are the likely culprits of such an act against the Russians?
Maybe the Chechens.
Nothing to do with the likes of Bill Naden / Muslim extremists etc then? (I admit, I'm hopeless with this kinda thing).
Unlikely - they're not stupid enough to take on the Russian Bear because they know Putin won't take it.

Zaxxon

4,057 posts

190 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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But they are dumb enough to take on the US??????

I don't think they give a st about who they anger.

Edited by Zaxxon on Monday 24th January 15:16

Soovy

35,829 posts

301 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Zaxxon said:
But they are dumb enough to take on the US??????

I don't think they give a st about who they anger.

Edited by Zaxxon on Monday 24th January 15:16
The US won't nuke them.

Putin might just......



Tsippy

15,078 posts

199 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Zaxxon said:
But they are dumb enough to take on the US??????

I don't think they give a st about who they ps off.
If they had flown planes into the winter palace in Moscow, I imagine that the Russian retaliation would have been far, far worse than a simple invasion of Afghanistan. None of this "avoid shooting civiliians" rules that the USA / UK carry out.

DrTre

12,957 posts

262 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Dagestan was where the last lot came from.