Two suicide bombers hit Russian city of Volgograd

Dec 30, 2013

Two suicide bombers hit Russian city of Volgograd

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The southern Russia city of Volgograd was hit by two suicide bombings — one that destroyed a trolley bus and another at the city’s train station — on Dec. 29-30, 2013. WARNING: This gallery contains some graphic images.

: View of the wreckage of a trolley bus following an attack in the southern Russian city of Volgograd on December 30, 2013. The force of the blast left almost no trace of the trolley bus, which was packed with early morning commuters, and also blew out windows of nearby houses, state television said. (AFP/Getty Images)

: Police stand guard at the site of a blast on a trolley bus in Volgograd on December 30, 2013. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered law enforcement agencies to increase security in the southern city of Volgograd and nationwide after two deadly bombings in Volgograd, the Kremlin said. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov )

: Investigators work at the site of a blast on a trolley bus in Volgograd on December 30, 2013. A bomb blast ripped a trolleybus apart in Volgograd on Monday, killing 14 people in the second deadly attack in the southern city in two days. (Reuters photo)

: Investigators work at the site of a blast on a trolley bus in Volgograd on December 30, 2013. A bomb blast ripped a trolleybus apart in Volgograd on Monday, killing 14 people in the second deadly attack in the southern city in two days. (Reuters photo)

: A bag lies on the ground as Russian security personnel inspect the damage at a train station following a suicide attack in the city of Volgograd, about 560 miles southeast of Moscow. (AFP/Getty Images)

: The covered bodies of victims lie on the ground as Russian security personnel inspect the scene of a suicide attack at a train station in the city of Volgograd. (AFP/Getty Images)

: A covered body lies on the ground as Russian security forces inspect the scene of a suicide attack at a train station in Volgograd. (VLADIMIR PAKHOMOV / AFP/Getty Images)

: Russian firefighters and security personnel inspect the destroyed trolley bus in Volgograd on December 30, 2013. (AFP/Getty Images)

: Dead bodies lie at the scene where a destroyed trolley bus stands on a street in Volgograd on December 30, 2013. (AFP/Getty Images)

: The body of a man lies amid the wreckage of a bus following an attack that destroyed a packed trolley bus. (AFP/Getty Images)

: Members of the emergency services work at the site of a blast on a trolley bus in Volgograd on December 30, 2013. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov)

: Russian policemen guard the site of a deadly bombing on a packed trolley bus in Volgograd on December 30, 2013. The bombing was caused by a male suicide bomber, investigators said today, as the official death toll rose to 14 people. (AFP/Getty Images)

: A body lies in front of the wreckage of a bus following an suicide attack that destroyed a packed trolley bus killing 14 people in the southern Russian city of Volgograd on December 30, 2013. (AFP/Getty Images)

: Russian police dog sniffes around a box near Spasskaya tower at the Red square in central Moscow on December 30, 2013 as security measures were increased following twin blasts Volgograd. (DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV / AFP/Getty Images)

: A TV screen grab from VD-TV shows two Russian demolition experts wearing a special gear working near the wreckage of a trolley bus following a suicide attack that killed 14 people in the southern Russian city of Volgograd on December 30, 2013. (AFP/Getty Images)

: A handout picture taken and released on December 30, 2013 by the Volgograd regional Interior Ministry department’s press service shows the wreckage of a trolley bus following a suicide bombing attack. (AFP/Getty Images)

: A handout picture taken and released on December 30, 2013 by the Volgograd regional Interior Ministry department’s press service shows the wreckage of a trolley bus following a suicide bombing attack. (AFP/Getty Images)

: Russian police detain a participant in a rally against acts of terrorism in Volgograd on December 30, 2013. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov)

: A combination image shows still images taken from CCTV footage of a fire breaking out after an explosion (top) at a train station and smoke rising afterwards, in Volgograd on December 29, 2013. A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the entrance hall of the Russian train station on Sunday, killing at least 13 people in the second deadly attack in the space of three days as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics. (Reuters photo)

: A still image taken from video shows members of the emergency services working at the site of a blast on a trolley bus in Volgograd. (Reuters photo)

: Investigators work at the site of an explosion at the entrance of a train station in Volgograd. A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the entrance hall of a Russian train station on Sunday, killing at least 14 people in the second deadly attack within three days as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov)

: Investigators work at the site of an explosion at the entrance of a train station in Volgograd. A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the entrance hall of a Russian train station on Sunday, killing at least 14 people in the second deadly attack within three days as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov)

: Investigators work at the site of an explosion at the entrance of a train station in Volgograd. A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the entrance hall of a Russian train station on Sunday, killing at least 14 people in the second deadly attack within three days as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov)

: Interior Ministry members stand guard in front of the train station where a bomber detonated explosives in Volgograd on December 29, 2013. A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the entrance hall of a Russian train station on Sunday, killing at least 14 people in the second deadly attack within three days as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov)

: The main entrance of the train station where a bomber detonated explosives is pictured in Volgograd on December 29, 2013. A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the entrance hall of a Russian train station on Sunday, killing at least 14 people in the second deadly attack within three days as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov)

: Interior Ministry members stand guard in front of the train station where a bomber detonated explosives in Volgograd on December 29, 2013. A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the entrance hall of a Russian train station on Sunday, killing at least 14 people in the second deadly attack within three days as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov)

: A still image taken from CCTV footage shows smoke rising after an explosion at a train station in Volgograd on December 29, 2013. A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the entrance hall of the Russian train station on Sunday, killing at least 13 people in the second deadly attack in the space of three days as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics. (Reuters photo)

: A still image taken from video shows members of the emergency services working at the site of a blast on a trolley bus in Volgograd. (Reuters photo)

: Policemen block the way to a train station after an explosion in Volgograd on December 29, 2013. A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the entrance hall of the Russian train station on Sunday, killing at least 13 people in the second deadly attack in the space of three days as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov)

: Russian police detain a participant in a rally against acts of terrorism in Volgograd on December 30, 2013. A bomb ripped apart a bus in Volgograd on Monday, killing 14 people in the second deadly attack blamed on suicide bombers in the southern Russian city. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov)

: Members of the emergency services work at the site of a blast on a trolley bus in Volgograd on December 30, 2013. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov)

: Members of the emergency services work at the site of a blast on a trolley bus in Volgograd on December 30, 2013. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov)

: Members of the emergency services work at the site of a blast on a trolley bus in Volgograd on December 30, 2013. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov)

: Members of the emergency services work at the site of a blast on a trolley bus in Volgograd on December 30, 2013. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov)

: Members of the emergency services work at the site of a blast on a trolley bus in Volgograd on December 30, 2013. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov)

: Members of the emergency services work at the site of a blast on a trolley bus in Volgograd on December 30, 2013. (REUTERS / Sergei Karpov)

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