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Rush-Hour Explosion in Russia
Aired February 06, 2004 - 07:16 ET
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HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Russian authorities have begun a terrorism investigation of a deadly explosion on a packed Moscow subway train this morning. Officials say the blast killed at least 22 people and injured more than 70 others.
For the very latest, we're going to go to CNN Moscow bureau chief Jill Dougherty now. She joins us from the Russian capitol.
Jill -- good morning.
JILL DOUGHERTY, CNN MOSCOW BUREAU CHIEF: Good morning, Heidi.
It was a terrifying morning for those commuters on that packed metro car, going across the city of Moscow, all of a sudden an explosion. And some of them who survived had to literally crawl out of the windows and walk or crawl along the way to make their way out of the darkened tunnel of that metro.
And the latest figures, the investigators now are saying that the death toll could ultimately hit 35. They have identified at least 22 bodies, but the force of the explosion blew people apart. They are still going to figure out how many ultimate victims were taken in this attack.
They are describing it as terrorism, investigating on charges of terrorism and murder.
President Putin immediately informed. He came out with a statement saying that he is not excluding the possibility that this could be an attempt to put pressure on the head of government, as he put it, because of the upcoming presidential election campaign. And he made a very firm pledge that he said Russia is not negotiating with terrorists and will not negotiate with terrorists.
So, at this hour, investigators are still trying to find out how this happened and who carried it out. The expectation is that those -- the explosives were carried onto the train in some type of suitcase, and then exploded inside that train car.
Back to you -- Heidi.
COLLINS: All right, Jill Dougherty, thanks so much -- live from Moscow this morning.
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Aired February 6, 2004 - 07:16 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Russian authorities have begun a terrorism investigation of a deadly explosion on a packed Moscow subway train this morning. Officials say the blast killed at least 22 people and injured more than 70 others.
For the very latest, we're going to go to CNN Moscow bureau chief Jill Dougherty now. She joins us from the Russian capitol.
Jill -- good morning.
JILL DOUGHERTY, CNN MOSCOW BUREAU CHIEF: Good morning, Heidi.
It was a terrifying morning for those commuters on that packed metro car, going across the city of Moscow, all of a sudden an explosion. And some of them who survived had to literally crawl out of the windows and walk or crawl along the way to make their way out of the darkened tunnel of that metro.
And the latest figures, the investigators now are saying that the death toll could ultimately hit 35. They have identified at least 22 bodies, but the force of the explosion blew people apart. They are still going to figure out how many ultimate victims were taken in this attack.
They are describing it as terrorism, investigating on charges of terrorism and murder.
President Putin immediately informed. He came out with a statement saying that he is not excluding the possibility that this could be an attempt to put pressure on the head of government, as he put it, because of the upcoming presidential election campaign. And he made a very firm pledge that he said Russia is not negotiating with terrorists and will not negotiate with terrorists.
So, at this hour, investigators are still trying to find out how this happened and who carried it out. The expectation is that those -- the explosives were carried onto the train in some type of suitcase, and then exploded inside that train car.
Back to you -- Heidi.
COLLINS: All right, Jill Dougherty, thanks so much -- live from Moscow this morning.
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