Scores killed in Moscow airport blast

Ambulances are seen outside a terminal at Domodedovo airport, Moscow, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011.

Source: Press TV
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At least 35 people have been killed in an explosion at Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport -- the busiest in the Russian capital.

The blast, which occurred at one of the airport's international arrivals halls, has also left 130 people injured.

People were evacuated from the airport after reports of large amounts of smoke near a baggage carousel.

"According to preliminary information, the explosive device was set off by a…bomber in the international departures hall," Interfax news agency quoted the unnamed security source as saying.

Moscow police have stepped up security across the city after the explosion.

At least 35 people have been killed in the blast, airport spokeswoman Yelena Galanova said on national television.

"All the patrols are looking for suspicious people and objects in public places," an unnamed law enforcement official told Interfax. "They are paying particular attention to transport."

Following the incident, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a special security measures to be taken across the country's transport hubs.

Medvedev has postponed his visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, planned for this week, as a result of the blast, Kremlin spokeswoman Natalya Timakova said.

Spokespeople for the city's two other passenger airports said security measures were heightened after the blast with all luggage being searched and staff examining footage from security cameras in the terminals.

The airport is 40 km (25 miles) south-east of the city center, and is popular with foreign workers and tourists flying into the city.

Double bombings carried out by two female bombers on the Moscow metro on March 29, 2010, killed 40 and wounded more than 100.