i. was just showing us a very warm welcome this is nazi come to you live from the russian capital our breaking news up to thirty five people killed by a terrorist explosion at moscow's domodedovo airport the busiest in the country. so thirty five killed more than one hundred sixty others injured by the blast in the international arrivals hall security area often filled with family members and

. forty people are said to be in critical condition to produce citizens. to be among. the suspects a suicide bomber is to blame but they don't know yet whether it was a man or woman what nationality they were investigators are studying c.c.t.v. footage of the moment of the explosion was caught on camera russian president dmitry medvedev has extra security at one of moscow's. stations to be increased planes are continuing to land and take off at the port where let's get the latest from the. arena tell us what's happening there and quite a few hours of paul since the suspected suicide bomber struck. well as you can imagine the security measures of course at this terminal at the airport have been stepped way more than you can imagine there are more police officers at the scene probably and then there are people coming and going from and to the airports and

that is absolutely understandable this is the biggest day here in the country naturally this is a. perfect tragedy. for the. city and for the country as well when we arrived here shortly after the blast the first thing that we noted was the fact that the planes were coming and going as you said of course at first we were told that there were reports of. chaos basically at the terminal of black smoke everywhere we did speak to is that my witnesses and this is what they had to tell us about the situation in the. after the blast. someone detonated a hidden explosive device it was either in luggage or a suicide belt i saw the blast a suitcase was on fire and a person had his back to me so the explosive device was either on this person no in a suitcase i don't know what he looked like he was dressed in black and standing with his back to me glossary me three metres back and i stood up everyone was running towards the exit panicking there was

a lot of black smoke and the lights went out i went for a medical check up at first i thought i had a wound on my head but it turned out i just had someone else's blood on me i mean when it was you can't see anything at the scene of the blast it's all kind of gone and the investigators are working it out you can't see anything so there's a distinctive smell in the air. that he took off reisa people covered in blood with injured limbs and the ones their faces were covered with blood to someone conscious there was a feeling that something big something heavy fell down there is a construction site near there so we thought that the workers dropped something heavy but people from the second floor say that they felt a shake of the door and. who were leaving the airport when we heard the explosion when we were leaving the luggage claim area there was something in the air and there was smoke our friends were calling us saying that there was an explosion and there were victims the bomb was not in the baggage area but right behind the doors in the crowd of people welcoming us in the airport principle which is you know the

blast way it was very strong we were quite far from the explosion but even there we could feel the blast graziers had we felt a strong blow. of course but we arrived the smoke cleared so to speak both literally and proverbially at that point the security measures of course were in place to bend the security measures the area the area where people were allowed to come in to meet and greet those. who are arriving was that there right by the arrival by the arrival area and that is where. the explosion is a rich native and this point everybody that's coming to the airport to meet and greet their whole forced santa ride at the departures old so there is a sort of there's a lot of commotion there at the moment because that entire area has been cordoned off also there of there are vehicles being evacuated right now a lot of emergency vehicles still in place you can imagine that immediately following the blasts all the emergency vehicles the police vehicles were coming in

and because of that the airport security had to basically kick everybody out of the airport and out of the parking area and at this point the parking lot is in fact is still taken up by all the emergency vehicles a lot there are a lot less of them now that there were several hours ago you can also imagine that probably you would assume that their flights to be counselled some of them were indeed canceled at least several flights to vienna there was also a flight to st petersburg that has been canceled as well but at this point the airport is functioning normally almost to its full capacity but we also know that they bosco mayra was at the scene also speaking to the investigative comedian that investigative committee arrived here shortly after the blast and they're still breaking at the scene and they probably will have to stay here for the remainder of the remainder of the night these folks have a lot of work that they have to do in the next few hours trying to figure out who and what is behind this particular blast let's have a listen to what the investigative officials told us earlier. with. the police are

investigating at the scene the explosion took place in the international arrivals who the shooter is suspected of carrying out the attack which. of course as we said earlier hundred sixty people are thought to hundred at least hundred sixty people have been injured that we know that at least three foreigners are among them we know that an italian apprentice can nationals are among the injured has also if you mentioned earlier today britons are among the thirty five killed in this blast however. despite this horrendous tragedy that took place earlier the double that of an airport the mood here of course oh those oh oh oh oh tens is not to panic at all we also have to remember that in this in this close this horrific incident there were there were people coming together we know that people who are working and shops and cafes they were very close to the arrival area came together started helping the airport staff when they were evacuating the

injured and of the bodies of the killed a from the arrivals area and that of course this is one of the shows of people coming together in times of tragedy but also unfortunately not all stories are that good we know that some taxi drivers were charging as much as five hundred dollars the equivalent of five hundred dollars in roubles for those who wanted to leave the air force but also good news there is well. there were also volunteers people standing outside offering free rides to moscow or to the closest metro station to those who needed to leave also the air at the train that is taking that is transporting the passengers to and from the airport between in between don't get it all and most of the fellows train rides were also offered for free for everybody willing to take them at this point however we do know that the security measures of course have been stepped way out but of course they actually even for hitting

filming inside the airport when we went in they told us to leave with no more filming no more camera crews allowed inside the security measures are so strict that at this point people have to literally open their bags before the even get into the departure area you come in and you immediately met with the cordoned off police to go through the metal detectors you have to open your bags they're checking everything even cell phones unfortunately it takes something as big as this tragedy for the security measures to be stepped up to where they really. should have been. at the very beginning as some people that we've heard hopkins say . just finally go to the airport management they're going to run the big criticism for not coping with a power failure which led to a massive queues and destruction of people spending the night on the floor it seems by what you say in the very fact that the aircraft are still arriving and tell you that this time the management of actually coped fairly well under the circumstances

. it certainly does look that way in fact i think you have to be praised in dealing with this tragedy i mean they did organize the transportation they were the air express train and he did organize people they didn't manage to keep the flights coming and going and that is very important because in the hours in the immediate hours in the tragedy but it looks like we were at the like both in for. air traffic virtually disaster because planes were being rerouted that were supposed to land at domodedovo airport and we thought that probably the there were some information there was some information saying that the airport will shut down altogether but that did not happen and we were actually surprised when we arrived here with our camera crews when we saw the planes coming and going and they have been coming and going with virtually no interruption for the for most of the night so we do have to say that domodedovo airport has actually delivered something very

very presentable to its customers to this particular in this particular event arena thanks very much indeed for that update from the scene there at the time. i mean going to go reporter now police are currently working to identify the suspected suicide bomber behind the attack and security is being taught to cross the capital russia's antiterrorism committee says the situation at the airport is now under control. but also propulsion you're going to assume as we received information about the explosion police officers federal security experts and emergency teams went to the airport we're taking every measure to prevent any such incidents in other public places in accordance with the presidential order we've tightened security at all transportation hubs in moscow we are considering various motives but the most likely one is an act of terror of the national antiterrorism committee has already asked the public for any information about the incident the situation

at the airport and across the capital is under control this is of course a very grave incident and it shows a society should mobilize to fight against terrorism. myriad of federal while the more than one hundred sixty people according to the latest figures were injured in this blast over eighty of them have been taken to hospitals across the russian capital many in a critical condition lottie's iraq is going off joins us from. one of those hospitals there in the russian capital so the numbers are changing really quickly and sadly increasing as we are reporting hour by hour on the events that happened here in moscow today what is the latest on those hospitalized. for the numbers or unfortunately continuing to change and continuing to grow. at least sixty people at least sixty people so at least eighty people have been hospitalized and around half of them are thought to be in critical condition at the moment. many injuries are

connected with the burns severe burns caused by this blast also appears injuries caused by shrapnel and head traumas as well the injured were dispersed to various hospitals across moscow but also at several clinics in the moscow region and we're getting reports that they may be sent to a bigger more advanced federal medical centers the to receive more. more advanced medical attention also the this blast happened at four thirty pm and at the time this was right after several international flights had just arrived to do my due the airport and we're getting reports that some foreign citizens are also affected by this explosion according to investigators two british citizens were killed in this blast and there are differing reports on the number of those foreign

citizens who have been injured unconfirmed reports that a german citizen and french citizen were injured in this blast confirmed reports from the italian embassy that an italian citizen was injured in the explosion that he was already visited by diplomats also out of the thirty five people who have been killed in this blast and we've heard that three. three lost their lives already after being delivered to hospital one person died why while on on his way to being treated by doctors at a hospital as well. hotlines have been opened for psychological help with another hotline has been opened for transfer psychologists are also working at them idea they were airport itself for everybody in need and not only those who are going to have been affected by this attack but really everybody because out of the dozens or

even hundreds of reports we're joined now flooding the internet and other media other people who were at the airport at the time of this explosion all everybody says that every person really felt it and this is why everybody's really affected not only those who were in the actual area of the explosion but everybody who was at the airport at over time so. unfortunately officials say that judging by previous. experiences of attacks in moscow the number off a tele he's still meal may rise the health industry is the health ministry has published the list of all the casualties but hopefully it will stay the same least it is at this moment you're going to is going to thanks very much indeed for that update live from outside one of the many hospitals in moscow where patients have been taken after the incident that occurred the softening thanks you go to for that

and president medvedev held an emergency meeting to discuss the response to this blast in the middle of a he's also delayed his trip to the world economic forum in the swiss city of divorce where he was planning to make a keynote speech well earlier i spoke to our correspondent tom barton about the government's response to this tragedy. the president. as you said canceled his search i delayed his trip to the the divorce economic forum where he was going to be the keynote speaker and he also recently had this meeting with the prosecutor general the investigative committee and also the russian transport ministry where they outlined really their immediate priorities the immediate priorities that he highlighted were first of all to get on to the people who who were behind this attack who planned it in his words to be hot on their heels also really to provide immediate assistance to the people on the ground medical and psychological help. if

the people are in hospital oversee medical help if they weren't actually wounded physically then also need psychological counseling if they're traumatized from this bombing also he extended his condolences to those people affected by the attack the russian prime minister vladimir putin also spoke to the health minister saying that those people will be will get compensation and recommending the health minister visit them in person the president earlier spoke after this meeting a more just to hear some of the things he had to say there. the explosion in domodedovo took people's lives are spoken to the health minister and the emergencies minister those injured in the explosion will receive all necessary aid i express my condolences to the families of those killed extra security will be put in place in all airports roee stations and transport hubs

a special investigation group will be set up to look into the incident we need to look at what's happened in the immediate aftermath as for security on transport we've recently approved a number of laws on that we need to check that those laws are working because what happened shows not all of those rulings are being properly applied we have to look into about the most important thing at the moment is to support the victims and their families. the laws to which president medvedev are referring is referring there are laws passed after last year's march metro bombings and the earlier bombing of the netsky express train on its way to st petersburg in both cases extra laws were added to russia's antiterrorism legislation but as he said those laws are either not being adhered to properly or are in need of some adjustment and they'll have to be scrutinized to see how they actually work in practice also of note was the fact that the moscow's mayor and also the regional governor of the moscow

region made a very swift public response to go to the scenes the hospitals and the airport to show leadership on the ground and to be at the center of the decision making process as the president said in his in his address really. it's a matter of public transport safety all public transport hubs have had security massively steps up especially the other airports but also here in the center of moscow i'm pretty close to the kremlin our in the head of the federal security service there's a visibly heightened police presence on the streets here. it is reminiscent of the increased police presence after the moscow metro bombings which only happened under under a year ago and so the atmosphere of would it be vigilance really a lot of increased vigilance now from the security services. there in central

moscow when earlier i spoke to r.t. sara firth about the security measures taken in moscow's second busiest airport. taking going through the check in and having your luggage checked that's taking a lot longer now measures are being stepped you've also seen patrol staff around the airport grounds with dogs so it is natures we can see we've spoken to the security staff and they said that they've got the highest security level in place now all the stuff on high alert they've been extra vigilant checking the luggage and they've got people monitoring the c.c.t.v. extremely closely does not miss the monitors usually anyway. to place with the threat and the attack that happened at domodedovo and i will be speaking to people on the ground in the airport trying to get a feel there's certainly no panic at the moment but people who are traveling today extremely anxious about what's happening i wanting to know as much information as possible certainly about their safety in the services we're going to be in part

where we understand the despite of planes still leaving and arriving you don't with there on the planes being diverted to show it to appear so what's the impact there on the b. overcoat with that extra capacity. we had shared much of that today saying that they were ready to take the extra flights are going to be diverted from does the day you know if actually spoken to share much of this press this just a little while ago you know what they told us was that actually the one that many flights diverted to share much of and there was about a thirty minute gap when flights were restricted from coming into domodedovo airport and that's actually now according to show that the president has been listed so the flights are returning to normal on the dead of a kid they said that was they will find something you can for airport ever see some of those diverted flights as well as st petersburg airports and of course to the people who were expecting to london mosque a today now landing quite far out of that city and they'll be looking not to face

a least a four hour train ride the hirelings this school some destruction chair much as he . ready to take on the extra capacity the extra people if necessary but what we're hearing at the moment is it looks like they start to flies perhaps wait be necessary and he will. tell us what's the atmosphere there amongst passengers because clearly the capitol is in a state of alert. nervousness tension there or almost people like we saw over a year ago after the most metro bombings getting on with life as usual but what is the situation there the feeling that this fear. people understandably nervous anxious when they hear this nice they actually stuff on the ground have done a really great job every assuring people as best they can and keeping them as informed as they possibly can of what's going on so we actually think that some of the people in the airports some of them knew what was happening some of them were

just finding out as we were talking to the so we could hear some of their reactions and. the most important thing is people safety i'm a little scared but there's nothing i can do have to go in there there's no other way home. you know what happened when we have been i really want to know what happened and they want to talk to my parents now because i think they're very worried you know bird they keep going to change. coming to moscow. i was supposed to fly from should i meet you but now i'm leaving from goma did or airport i'm not scared here and i don't have any other troops there what has been interesting to know in the comparison is welty the bombing last year was a real resilience of people they're not going to be terrorized by these people by these attacks are they getting on with things as best as they can to see that the stuff that really trying to keep things running is effectively and smoothly and

emphasizing that the main priority at the moment is continuing to ensure that they've got every measure in place to ensure the safety of the passages coming in and out of these. so for talking to me earlier and i also have been speaking to ski he's from the institute of globalization and social movements who says the way airports are organized gives terrace a very good opportunity to strike. they way airports all denies it is actually increasing the risk of terrorist attacks not diminishing it because. of the control of the crowd of the airports is done it's creating bottlenecks it's creating tough crowds of people which are very very easy targets for terrorist attacks and it's really impressive that nothing happened like that so far out of the world or in russia because i think that the airport security is not about providing safety and security of the passengers so far all terrorist attacks were targeted at working

class people were targeted at those people travelling by metro and they were targeted at people who were not really important for the first time you know have an attack which was targeted at people whose closs level was kind of a bit higher middle class maybe even off of middle class people and that is absolutely new to russian terrorism. summit london based expert on terrorism and conflict resolution told me that there are similarities between this attack and others carried out by terrorists from russia's restive north caucasus well obviously the first impression is that this is. similar to others that have taken place in moscow in recent years and the all indications are that this is part of the insurgency going on in the north caucasus so unless we hear. villains of. other suspects i think it's natural to suspect that it's people from the involved

to the insurgency the north caucasus that are behind it we must keep in mind. the insurgency in the north caucuses. now has connections with other terrorist groups in the middle east and in other parts of the world so we are probably seeing yet another outreach yet another attack against innocent civilians on the same pattern as happened in new york in london and paris and in other parts of the world. of course the insurgency in the north caucuses has domestic routes and. there are courses for it that are local but in the end this is in my view a part of much wider international debt to. peace loving people everywhere in the world. really my colleague spoke to political

analyst dimitri babich cross talk and political commentator piece in the well and they said it's not easy to intimidate russia through attacks such as this. people getting back to doing their daily lives you know unfortunately we do have these kind of attacks but people are not intimidated by them life will go on as tragic as this event is today number two russian afghanistan warmed up relations in the last few days don't discount that as somebody sending a signal because you know they've been very good at getting rid of the coalition of the willing america's willing partners in afghanistan russia's made a sweet little baby step there to work on the drugs trade but you know it's you know that could be a doctor we could be connecting my point is this is outside funding these are people outside funding these people training people in many cases or training people to train other people and outside and it's extremely well documented western media doesn't like to that angle because it makes russia look like it can't deal with the north caucuses and all that has a lot of problems down there who would want to have to deal with a kind of

a social breakdown that we've had in many cases we need investment there's unemployment there's actually discrimination poor governance i would say in many ways but there is an initiative and has been initiative to deal with that issue but still we have this why did they come to the world capital why to send a message to keep the training going and keep the money coming in from the outside and this is something that russia is very well aware of and i agree with demons he started out here there's still a lot of loopholes here if you look around you know they still have a lot of work to do to combat this kind of activity some loopholes perhaps but certainly security when you see it at the metro the airport security is always a far as i'm concerned very impressive but you drool you draw the focus down to the north caucuses here dimitri is peter do you think it's corrected enjoy pointing the finger of blame at that area well if as i said the news that that terrorist act was committed by a suicide bomb are confirmed then obviously. track will be the first or the number one track or investigation since it's such a huge city you just cannot bring it to

a standstill even by a major terrorist act. i would get you on what. peter has said before you know outside and then seeing if. the work. is good for. i think the western audience should step ladder states or the european union we're not can see the russia part of the west what for us when this terrorist russia is upon. us and we know how to use you have terrorism it's not just a domestic issue it's a global issue and i would like to it's like the weakest link. in the west it's dangerous and difficult to strike at israel israel's security it's very difficult to strike the united states it's a bit easier to straighten europe but europe gets very easily but in russia because it's such a it's basically a new state and it's

a poor city. porous there are all sort of communities here so it's just easier to strike a treasure but the problem with russia for these people the terrorist is that russia is not so easily intimidated for example spain in spain the terrorists immediately had a positive effect on their actions in russia because of its political system and because of many reasons they can strike again if it came and there is no result and if we have a north caucuses connection here too we have a very huge immigrant communities from central asia i mean we have people mixed in here very easily in very strong communities right here it's very good coverage here because they're not they're not wiretapping the technology isn't really there they're not know he's dropping i mean of course you can find individuals and groups and in clans that could be very dangerous but there is so again it is not.