VIDEO : Suicide Bomber Kills 18 People In Russian Train Station

                 

The above CCTV footage shows the detonation of a bomb by a female suicide bomber at a train station in Volgograd, Russia , at least 18 people have been confirmed dead in the incident .

Regional officials said the woman set off her charge near the metal detectors stationed at the entrance to the city’s main train station while it was packed with afternoon travellers.

Russia’s Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said officials had launched an inquiry into a suspected “act of terror”.

A regional government spokesman told the RIA Novosti news agency that at least 18 people were killed and more than 40 injured in the attack.

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