<br/>The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh joined world leaders to strongly condemn the terror attacks on two Metro stations in Moscow, Russia. At least 38 people were killed and 63 injured in the two suicide attacks on Monday. In his message to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Dr. Manmohan Singh described the twin blasts as a most horrific act of violence and expressed India's solidarity with Russia. External Affairs Minister SM Krishna termed the attack as senseless. Condemning the attack, US President Obama called them heinous and expressed his condolences to the Russian people. UN Chief Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the suicide bomb attacks and said the Russian authorities will bring to justice the perpetrators of this heinous terrorist attack.<br/><br/>French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the Moscow metro bombs are not different from the 9/11 attacks on the United States, and that Russia deserves the support of all democracies. Meanwhile, President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed to eliminate the perpetrators of the twin blasts. The twin blasts occurred yesterday morning when two suspected Chechen female suicide bombers blew themselves up on packed metro trains. Though no organisation claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks, the Chief of the Federal Security Service blamed militant groups active in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region-Chechnya for the strikes.<br/><br/>Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov has said that yesterday's suicide bombings show the need for an even stronger international cooperation to prevent future attacks. Speaking at the G-8 meeting in Canada, Mr. Lavrov urged world leaders to fight what he called the
News On AIR | March 30, 2010 9:17 AM
World leaders condemn terror attack on Moscow Metro