January 26, 2011 - 19:46 AMT
Vladimir Putin: terrorist attack at Domodedovo bears no relation to Chechen Republic

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that preliminary investigations show there was no Chechen trace in the recent bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport that killed 35 people.

¬“According to preliminary data, the latest terrorist attack bears no relation to the Chechen Republic,” Putin told reporters.

The Prime Minister also said that Russia will never enter any negotiations with terrorists. “No self-respecting country in the world ever takes such steps. Such attempts to hold talks with terrorists and extremists in the early ’90s led us to the first and second Chechen Wars,” Putin said.

A suicide bomber carried out an attack in the arrivals hall at one of Moscow’s international airports, Domodedovo, on Monday, killing 35 and injuring over 100 people. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, RT reported.