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Novosti that "An inspection of the scene indicates that the bomb was detonated at a height of 100-200 cm and was apparently attached to the waist of a female suicide bomber."

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called for tightened security across the country in the light of the attacks.

Police with sniffer dogs are carrying out inspections of other stations as the capital remains on high alert. Security has been tightened at Moscow"s overland train terminals and airports.

With central Moscow at a standstill, the injured are being ferried to hospitals across the capital by helicopter. Police have appealed for calm.

Russia has been fighting militants in the North Caucasus for over a decade, including two brutal separatist wars in Chechnya. Analysts suggest Monday"s attacks are revenge for a recent operation in Chechnya that saw the deaths of over 20 radical Islamic fighters.

Aside from Chechnya, violence is also a regular occurrence in

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