31 killed in arrivals hall Blast Moscow airport

maglite wrote: »

Not necessarily, JFK to name but one has public baggage reclaim.

As do many US airports, always concerned me, anyone can walk in off the street and pick up a suitcase.

jackiebaron wrote: »

What will the powers that be use this for now?
Iris and full body scanners just to get into the airport followed by extending the program to schools, theatres, train stations?

Wouldn't rule it out, Belfast International had screening in the enternace foyer up until the late 90's, possible early 00's. Regardless if you travelling, meeting, or dropping off. From when I first remember everyone was serched then it was just selective.

This was in addition to the army/ruc check points on the approach roads.

In fairness this was to prevent the paramilitary threat and so on, but its the same idea.

Jim Corr is blaming the Americans.

Jake1 wrote: »

what 2010 thing? and where will ye be going ?

If you don't know I won't scare you with the details 2012 Silly!
All I'll say is some seriously bad sh1t is expected to happen on 21/12/2012.
I'll be getting out of Europe that's for sure!
With all these 1s and 2s I need to take a swift trip to the toilet. :P

irish-stew wrote: »

I thought baggage reclaim is a secure area, only arriving passenger and staff allowed.

Some major security flaw there.

:eek:

Baggage reclaim is a secure area in Domodedovo but the blast actually happened just outside that in the public part of the arrivals area.

Jake1 wrote: »

Im wondering why airport is still open? Thats weird is it not?

Im watching RT live now, and the airport still seems to be functioning.

scratch that, they just said all staff going home.

The priority in Russia is to keep things running. After the bombings last year only the affected line was closed and even that was opened again in a couple of hours. It was business as usual for evening rush hour. The airport is still open and dispatching departing flights. Arriving flights are being diverted to Moscow's other two international airports.

Bullseye1 wrote: »

You think the Russians would kill their own people and possibly ruin their tourism just to give the Chechens a kicking? Are you for real?

prinz wrote: »

Given the shady nature of the deaths of numerous people in the recent past it wouldn't be a huge jump. However highly unlikely it's not a theory completely beyond possibility either.

The Russian government doesn't care very much about tourism and it has been credibly argued that the apartment bombings of 1999 were actually carried out by state elements to provide a pretext for launching the subsequent second war in Chechnya. It's unlikely this airport bombing was anything other than an attack by Muslim extremists from the Caucaus region but it's not beyond the bounds of credibility for it to have been someone closer to home.

Jake1 wrote: »

Time to get out of Grozny before the bombs starts raining down.

Grozny is secure in the hands of the Russian government's man. It will be the forest and mountain hideouts that get hit if anything.

irishconvert wrote: »

Islam doesn't allow killing of innocent people. The people who did this were not Muslims.

That's not for anyone to say.

flyton5 wrote: »

Can you not turn this level off at the start of Modern Warfare 2?

You can but it's one of the most fun. I wonder will they patch it out of the game now.
The COD people have blood on there hands!

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I'm watching reported on sky news in Moscow. Why is it dark there already?

Something to do with clouds?

Or try timezones...Moscow is 3 hours ahead of Dublin.