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Islamist militant claims Moscow airport bomb

Tuesday, 8 February 20113 min read

One of Russia’s most wanted men, Chechen warlord Doku Umarov, has come forward to say that he ordered the fatal bomb attack on a Moscow airport last month.

The suicide attack at Domodedovo international airport killed 36 people and injured 180.

Umarov, leader of the Islamist militant group Caucasus Emirate, posted a video on line saying the attack was a response to "Russian crimes in the Caucasus".

He warned that the group would carry out similar suicide attacks.

By Bev Fearis