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Article: Bombing In Moscow Kills Four; Terrorists Suspected In Subway Blast
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- The Washington Post
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- June 12, 1996
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A bomb blast tore through a Moscow subway car late Tuesday,
killing four people, injuring 12 and adding to the capital's
mounting jitters as Russia prepares for its presidential election on
Sunday.
Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, whose running mate was seriously
injured by an exploding bomb in the capital just four days earlier,
rushed to the scene and called the subway blast a terrorist attack.
He did not accuse anyone, and there were no immediate claims of
responsibility.
"This appalling terrorist act is another link in a chain of
actions . . . to stir chaos and thwart the June 16 election,"
Luzhkov told reporters. "It was a most barbaric and cruel act, which
could only have been ...