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The place of terror act in Kizlyar, March 31, 2010. Photo by press-service of the Ministry for Emergencies of Dagestan
18:00, 31 March 2010
Twin explosions in Kizlyar partially destroy buildings located near the place of incident
Under the information available so far, the terror act committed by terrorists-suicide-bombers in Kizlyar killed 12 persons, more than 20 were hospitalized with various traumas; in total, 23 were injured, but this is non-confirmed data. Houses located near the place of explosion lost their windows; some of them are partially ruined. The FSB has stated that the suicide bomber's target in Kizlyar was the local Interior Division.
23:50, 30 March 2010
Authorities ban opposition rally in central Rostov in defence of freedom of assembly
In Rostov-on-Don, activists of the opposition - United Civil Front, "Left-Wing Front" and "Solidarity" - plan to go out on March 31 to the central street of the city, Bolshaya Sadovaya, at the entrance to the Gorky Park, and hold an action similar to the one planned on that very day in Moscow in the Triumph Square - in defence of Article 31 of the Constitution - on the freedom of assembly.
23:40, 30 March 2010
Doctors reject rumours that passengers were squeezed to death by the crowd
The workers of the morgue No. 2, where 14 out of 39 casualties of the yesterday's terror acts in Moscow were brought, assert that none of them has characteristic traumas which could evidence that he or she was squeezed or trampled underfoot by the crowd.
Moscow, downstairs at Lubyanka metro station, evening March 30, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:20, 30 March 2010
Today Moscow has mourning day on casualties of metro terror acts
A mourning day was announced today in Moscow - in memory of the casualties of the terror acts committed at Lubyanka and Park Kultury metro stations. All the flags are half-mast in the capital, and all entertainment events are cancelled. Television and radio channels have corrected their programmes. Requiem services will be held in all temples. The death roll of yesterday's explosions is 39 persons by now. The authorities promise to find and punish the organizers of the crimes.
23:10, 30 March 2010
Moscow militia looks for women-suicide-bombers' accomplices by their photos
Photos of the two women-terrorists, who blew themselves up in Moscow metro, and of their three helpers have been widespread among Moscow interior departments and divisions, a source from law enforcement bodies of Russian capital said today. The major work will be at transport stations: militiamen will check all the bus stops, where buses arrive from the republics of Northern Caucasus, Stavropol and Krasnodar Territories, and Rostov and Volgograd Regions.
Commemoration of casualties of March 29 Moscow metro terror acts. Moscow, Lubyanka Square, March 29, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:00, 30 March 2010
People came to Lubyanka Square to commemorate victims of metro terror acts
In the evening on March 29, in the Lubyanka Square, near the Mayakovsky Museum, an action in memory of victims of March 29 metro explosions took place. It was organized by an initiative group of citizens. As reported by Anton Dolidyonok, one of the organizers, the idea to commemorate the casualties appeared about the afternoon. They bought candles, printed out photos of the tragedy from the Internet, and placed an announcement in their blogs. Internet-users are not just condoling with casualties' relatives and victims, but also discuss the topic of responsibility for the committed terror acts.
Moscow, downstairs at Lubyanka metro station, evening March 30, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:30, 30 March 2010
Residents of south of Russia indignant at terror acts in Moscow
Residents of Russia's southern regions feel scared by March 29 terror acts in Moscow metro. The sources of the "Caucasian Knot" correspondents were representatives of different layers of the population; they condoled with casualties' relatives, while the authorities of the regions strengthen security measures in public places.
22:00, 30 March 2010
Azerbaijan: group of suspects of preparing terror acts detained
The Ministry of National Security (MNS) of Azerbaijan has announced detention of a group of persons, who had forwarded from Georgia to Azerbaijan for committing terror acts there "a large amount of firearms, weapon components, ammunition, explosives and appliances." There is a citizen of Russia among the detainees.
21:00, 30 March 2010
Terror acts in Moscow raise death penalty issue again
After the explosions in Moscow metro, President of Russia Dmitri Medvedev has stated the need to get back to the problems of executing justice under the articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation dealing with terrorism; and the Council of Federation started talking about introduction of death penalty for the organization and committing terror acts.
20:00, 30 March 2010
Dymovskiy rejected initiation of case against GUVD boss of Krasnodar Territory
The Investigatory Department (ID) of the ICPO (Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office) of Russia for the Krasnodar Territory has concluded that the actions of Sergey Kucheruk, head of the GUVD (Chief Interior Department), accused by ex-major Alexei Dymovskiy of slander, have no crime attributes.
19:00, 30 March 2010
Georgia releases two more Russian inmates and a citizen of South Ossetia
Today, in Ergneti village, on the border with South Ossetia, Georgia has handed over three prisoners to the officers of the frontier service of the South Ossetia's KGB.
18:00, 30 March 2010
Residents of Chechnya fear that terror acts in Moscow may raise Caucasian-phobia in Russia
The morning explosions on March 29 in Moscow metro, where dozens were killed or injured, may provoke another outbreak of anti-Caucasian moods in the Russian society and lead to persecutions of Caucasian natives in Moscow and other major Russian cities. Many residents of Chechnya think so. A number of local experts believe that the explosions in Moscow metro could be backed both by militants and "certain forces in Russia."
Moscow, entrance to Lubyanka metro station, casualties are taken away. Morning of March 29, 2010. Photo by http://kashin.livejournal.com, Oleg Kashin
10:00, 30 March 2010
Geidar Djemal: there's no Caucasian trace in Moscow terror acts
The version that murdering innocent people, absolutely occasional metro passengers, is a revenge for liquidation of militants' leaders in the Caucasus is not true, as Geidar Djemal, leader of the Islamic Committee, said to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Moscow, flowers at Lubyanka metro station, evening March 29, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:50, 29 March 2010
World community shaken by terror acts in Moscow
The two explosions committed today in the morning in the Moscow metro have caused a huge public resonance. Leaders of dozens of countries of the world, heads of European institutes of democracy, representatives of international and religious organizations have expressed their condemnation of terrorism and condolences to casualties' families.
23:30, 29 March 2010
FBI investigates corruption weapon-purchase deals of Georgian officials
In 2008, Georgian bureaucrats imported weapons into Georgia from Israel under a corruption scheme. Last week, this statement was made by a representative of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
23:10, 29 March 2010
Rizvan Kurbanov promises help to "Mothers of Dagestan" in searching missing people
Prime Minister of Dagestan Rizvan Kurbanov has promised, when speaking to activists of the human rights NGO "Mothers of Dagestan for Human Rights", to help them in their searched of the young people who had disappeared in the republic. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learnt about it from Svetlana Isaeva, chair of the "Mothers of Dagestan for Human Rights".
Stand at the entrance to Nagorno-Karabakh with inscription "Welcome to Free Artsakh". Photo by http://ru.wikipedia.org
23:00, 29 March 2010
OSCE: 19 persons perished in Karabakh conflict zone in 2009
As reported by Andrzej Kasprzyk, personal representative of the acting OSCE Chairman, in 2009, 19 persons perished in the contact line of Armenian and Azerbaijani troops.
23:00, 29 March 2010
On the eve of metro explosions militia received warnings
On Sunday, March 28, a woman called the Moscow militia and said that an explosion may happen in the metro prepared by residents of Chechnya. Employees of the GUVD (Chief Interior Department) with dogs searched the Konkovo metro station but found nothing.
22:50, 29 March 2010
President of Georgia plans to pardon convicts
President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili has signed a resolution about a large-scale pardoning of convicts. This was stated by Giya Arsenishvili, chairman of the parliamentary committee for human rights. It is planned to pardon the prisoners who serve their terms for medium- and light-gravity crimes.
22:20, 29 March 2010
North Ossetia: "Memorial-Avia" looks for relatives of lost military pilots
The NGO named "Memorial-Avia" and active in North Ossetia continues searching relatives of the military pilots who perished during the Great Patriotic War (WWII) in fight for the Caucasus.
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The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

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