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Explosions in Volgograd
The terrorist attacks caused a flurry of criticism of the authorities on social networks.
At 12:45 Moscow time, an explosion occurred at the railway station in Volgograd. The incident was classified as a terrorist attack - according to preliminary data, the bomb was detonated by a suicide bomber, and the death toll reached 17 people. The next morning, another terrorist attack occurred in the city - this time a trolleybus was blown up: 12 dead.
According to the first data from the scene of the explosion, the device was in the bag of the suicide bomber. It detonated as she walked through the metal detector. About 40 people were injured, 27 of them were hospitalized. From January 1 to January 3, mourning for the victims of the terrorist attack will be declared in Volgograd. They plan to pay one million rubles to the families of the victims.
So far this is it: Happy New Year, guys pic.twitter.com/RxcDCqn5Nb
— Stupidtowel (@stupidtowel) December 29, 2013
Tell me, do these assholes blow people up out of habit or do they have demands? Do they want to achieve something or is it just their show off?
— Shepelin is here (@ilya_shepelin) December 29, 2013
As soon as information about the explosion appeared, social network users immediately began to criticize the work of the intelligence services and authorities.
Let me remind you that the Volgograd center “E” opened a case for Kinchev’s photo on VKontakte and achieved recognition of the extremist song of the group “Zemlyane”
— Vasyunin (31+) (@fuckdaoutlaws) December 29, 2013
State Duma deputy from the Volgograd region Oleg Mikheev: “It is better, of course, to prevent terrorist attacks than to deal with the consequences”
Come on, whore!
— Nicotinka with Eyebrows (@Yoghikitt) December 29, 2013
Well, now they will buy even more equipment to regulate the Internet?
— onton (@fejnberg) December 29, 2013
I would rather hear the expert opinion of Dmitry Kiselev. It is obvious that the traces of the terrorist attack lead to Eurosodomy. Gays take revenge on Putin for spirituality.
— alcoholic historian (@AlcoHistory) December 29, 2013
We are the FSB and we don’t want to run after terrorists. We want to look for extremists on VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.
— Strel (@strrel) December 29, 2013
The Israelis know how to effectively fight suicide bombers. A/pDomodedovo asked for permission to implement their experience for several years. Our authorities refused.
— Vladimir Soloviev (@VRSoloviev) December 29, 2013
Gossip, do you hear? Fuck we don't need your Olympics and fuck we don't need your torches when you can't ensure safety while tightening the screws
— Alexander S. (@alics80) December 29, 2013
I’m listening to the adviser to the governor of the Volgograd region. “This is all very unpleasant. 2 months have passed and here comes another terrorist attack. Very unpleasant.”
— Nicotinka with Eyebrows (@Yoghikitt) December 29, 2013
In the social contract between the authorities and society, which sounds like “Give up freedom in exchange for security,” one point of the agreement does not work
— I’m wildly sorry (@traktor_bang) December 29, 2013
There is no medicine anywhere outside of Moscow and this is so obvious that even in this short message it must be emphasized: pic.twitter.com/hY7Cr50ZVY
— Petr Didenko (@pdidenko) December 29, 2013
Trucker on air @teleradiokp : Calmly hand over 2 thousand rubles at the entrance from Kazakhstan and transport anything to Volgograd!
— Komsomolskaya Pravda (@teleradiokp) December 29, 2013
Many noted that the metal detector frame in this case turns out to be ineffective, since it is too close to crowds of people.
When, after the terrorist attack in Domodedovo, they demanded that frames be placed at the entrances, experts warned that it was there, in the queues, that they would blow up...
— Vladimir Varfolomeev (@Varfolomeev) December 29, 2013
Let me remind you that the frames at various stations are a farce and window dressing. Terrorist attacks should be prevented earlier, and not where dozens of people are already standing.
— Mikhail Kafanov (@AveMisha) December 29, 2013
The explosion occurred in front of the frame. As I said, they are of no use, because people pile up in line in front of them...
— Vladimir Soloviev (@VRSoloviev) December 29, 2013
Channel One responded to the news of the explosion with changes to its broadcast schedule.
FUCK. Channel One: “In connection with the explosion in Volgograd, we are changing the broadcast schedule and will show the premiere of the disaster film “Metro””
— Shepelin is here (@ilya_shepelin) December 29, 2013
Photos from the explosion site were compared with photographs from the war years. In September, the famous Children's Round Dance fountain, located opposite the only train station in Volgograd, was restored .
Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin praised the security system at the Volgograd station, noting that there could have been more victims.
Well, Markin is amazing. Be grateful that there are not 50 corpses. Thank you very much
— RIP News (@riarip) December 29, 2013
Markin is a moron."We managed to avoid more casualties." What kind of sacrifices can there be with such a protection system and financing? Infuriating
— Ivan Pokatchalov (@I_Pokatschalov) December 29, 2013
At about 16:00, investigators managed to find the remains of the suicide bomber.
“The head of a suicide bomber was found”
I hope that pathologists will find shit in her.
— Mad Typewriter (@userpig) December 29, 2013
@lifenews_ru you guys are assholes, huh?
— Protest food court (@Proputina) December 29, 2013
A “people’s gathering” of nationalists is planned for December 30 in Volgograd, demanding the resignation of the governor and mayor of the city.
VKontakte users discovered the page of a policeman who tried to stop the suicide bomber.
VKontakte page of Dmitry Makovkin, a policeman who tried to stop the suicide bomber. Already sending condolences https://t.co/yybWbsv7Jd
— TV channel RAIN (@tvrain) December 29, 2013
In addition to condolences, insults began to appear on Makovkin’s page.
The wall was quickly closed by the administration of the social network.
The explosion immediately affected Russia's reputation in the West.
CNN and other Western media have questioned the safety of the Sochi Olympics.
— TV channel RAIN (@tvrain) December 29, 2013
Many users recalled the Novaya Gazeta article dated December 21, 2012. In it, the publication's journalists talked about why metal detectors at train stations are ineffective.
read about the frames at train stations, this is really important now - to understand that the system does not work, but is harmful http://t.co/bannDSD6nw
— Feldman (@EvgenyFeldman) December 29, 2013
Around 6 p.m., official lists of victims of the terrorist attack were published .
Update from December 30, 10:00 : a second explosion occurred in Volgograd: this time in a trolleybus. The local government reported 12 deaths.
There is another explosion in Volgograd. This is no longer an act of terrorism, this is war. My condolences to everyone.
— Nikita Belyh (@NikitaBelyh) December 30, 2013
My wife just called and says a trolleybus was blown up right before her eyes. Hysterical. At the Kachinsky market in Volgograd. #Volgograd #explosion #terrorist attack
— Sergey Stepanov (@SERGOSPITAK) December 30, 2013
Second terrorist attack in two days in the same city. Try to say that this is not stability.
— Perzident Rossi (@KermlinRussia) December 30, 2013
Social networks are waiting for government resignations and clarifications from Vladimir Putin.
If something like this had happened in the United States, Obama would have already addressed the nation live. Where on earth is our asshole?
— Ilya Kuvshinov (@zeta2006) December 30, 2013
Where is Putin? Where is Bortnikov? Where is the head of Center E, Valiulin? Where are all these fucking and powerless whores? Where are their resignations? Where are their dismissals?
— Sputnik & Pogrom (@sputnikipogrom) December 30, 2013
And not a single GBS or cop creature, according to spiritual bonds, resigned, and what can we say, and did not shoot himself.
— Cleaning lady “Lenta.Ru” (@ChistoLenta) December 30, 2013
Putin sent the head of the FSB to Volgograd. Why not resign? Why hasn't he been there since yesterday?
— Mitya Aleshkovsky (@aleshru) December 30, 2013
SPECIAL SERVICES TODAY, INSTEAD OF PREVENTING A TERROR ATTACK, CATCHED ECOLOGISTS NEAR TKACHEV'S DACHA http://t.co/fGAl5iU5VF pic.twitter.com/85ExyDgiSW
— RPR - ParNas (@SvobodaNaroda) December 29, 2013
By the way. At the head of the investigation. group on the “case of the Navalny brothers” - “the best investigator in Volgograd.” Specially transferred to Moscow and promoted in rank
It is interesting to compare: how many informants have the E centers infiltrated into opposition organizations over the past 10 years, and how many into terrorist ones?
— Leonid Volkov (@leonidvolkov) December 30, 2013
— Alexey Navalny (@navalny) December 30, 2013
Deputy Rashkin on the air of Lifenews demands the introduction of the death penalty. for suicide bombers, yeah.
— Yury Saprykin (@sapr21) December 30, 2013
Echo is now on air with calls from Volgograd. one resident says there have been no increased security measures since yesterday
— Alexey Naryshkin (@AlexNaryshkin) December 30, 2013
Senator Gattarov: “Protests against the authorities play into the hands of terrorists.” Remember these words. This is a postcard to the future, to the coming Russia
— ivan davydov (@ivan_f_davydov) December 30, 2013
The Twitter of the Russian representative office of Samsung was criticized for its frivolous New Year's greetings. The post was promptly deleted.
Channel One has once again canceled the KVN show due to tragic events. Various reactions on social networks followed immediately.
Fucked up with your KVN. They even have to stage terrorist attacks to get them cancelled. fucked up already.
— JASH VLASK (@c2h4n) December 30, 2013 Actually, Channel One canceled the broadcast of the KVN final because of the terrorist attacks. Do you know what people's reaction was? Not hard to guess.
— 11.11.13 (@iNikitaV) December 30, 2013 Apparently, terrorist attacks in Russia occur so that KVN will not be shown. #kvn2014
— Morrison is alive (@morrissonalive) December 30, 2013 And again, a lot of people are outraged by the cancellation of KVN. Nothing changes.
— Arman Kostanyan (@Arman_kostanyan) December 30, 2013#Scandal #explosion_in_Volgograd #terrorist attacks #Volgograd #explosion_at_the_station #terrorist_attack_in_Volgograd #terrorist_attack_at_the_station_in_Volgograd #terrorist_attack_in_trolleybus_in_Volgograd