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Article: Russia rises as a target of terror; A suicide bombing outside the parliament in Moscow Tuesday was Russia's fourth terrorist attack in six months.(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- December 10, 2003
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Byline: Fred Weir Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
MOSCOW -- A suicide bomber detonated a powerful explosive belt near Russia's key symbols of power Tuesday, killing six people and injuring 12 just a few steps from Red Square, the Kremlin and the State Duma.
It was the fourth terror attack in six months. The chain of suicide bombings is reshaping the political landscape of the nation, not to mention the personal habits of Russians. By comparison, Israel has seen almost twice as many terror attacks in the past 18 months, but there have been more fatalities from these incidents in Russia.
The blast shattered the picture-window facade ...