Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed complete annihilation of those responsible for the attacks in Volgograd. Suicide bombings have rocked Russia for years, but insurgents seeking to create an Islamic state have largely confined their attacks to the North Caucasus region in recent years. The blasts in Volgograd signalled that militants want to show their reach outside their native region.
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