At Least 37 Killed in Twin Suicide Attacks in Moscow  Photo:
STR/AFP/Getty Images  During this morning's rush hour, two
female suicide bombers boarded subway trains in Moscow and
detonated explosive devices that killed at least 37 commuters
and injured 100 more. The first attack, which killed 23,
occurred in the crowded Lubyanka station of the vast and
efficient Metro system. That location is near the headquarters
of the FSB, the modern version of the KGB, and officials have
taken that connection as a sign that the attacks may be related
to a recent crackdown by the FSB on Islamic extremism in
Chechnya and other areas of the Caucusus in Russia's southern
region. This is all too familiar to Muscovites, who saw their
subway system get attacked in the previous decade during the
separatist war in Chechnya, and it has already renewed fears
that the Muslim insurgency in that area of the country will
again be a threat to the heart of Russia.  Subway Blasts Kill
Dozens in Moscow [NYT]