February 9, 2011 8:41 PM

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Russia names suicide bomber of Moscow airport attack

Russian authorities today revealed the name of the suicide bomber who killed 36 people in an attack at a Moscow airport and arrested his siblings. A spokesman for Russian republic of Ingushetia's law enforcement said the DNA test confirmed the suicide bomber was Magomed Yevloyev, a 20-year-old man from the village of Ali-Yurt in Ingushetia's Nazran district. The spokesman said the blood samples, taken from the suspect's relatives and the DNA obtained from the suicide bomber's remains were identical. Yesterday, local media said a court in Ingushetia's provincial capital, Magas, had ordered the arrest of Yevloyev's 15-year-old brother and the 16-year-old sister. It said they were detained for the suspicion of involving the terror attack. On January, 24, a powerful blast occurred in the arrivals zone of Russia's biggest Domodedovo airport, killing 36 people and leaving over 130 injured.

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