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Twin blasts rocked Russia"s North Caucasus...

the morning rush hour.

The Moscow attacks are believed to have been committed by terrorists from Russia"s North Caucasus region.

Russia has been fighting militants in the North Caucasus for almost two decades, including two brutal wars against separatists in Chechnya. Analysts suggested that Monday"s attacks were revenge for a recent police operation that saw the deaths of over 20 radical Islamic fighters.

No connection has been made yet between the incidents in Moscow and Dagestan.

MOSCOW, March 31 (RIA Novosti)



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