A explosion ripped through the arrivals hall at Moscow's busiest airport on Monday, killing 31 people and wounding about 130, Health Ministry officials said.
Russian news agency Interfax reported on its website that the explosion took place near the luggage check-in section.
The cause of the blast had not yet been determined; however, both Reuters and Agence France-Presse news agencies were reporting it was the result of a suicide bombing.
Security at Moscow's two other major airports, Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo, has been heightened, and city police have been put on alert over further possible terror attacks in the capital, according to Russian broadcaster RT.
In December 2009, Chechen rebels claimed responsibility for blowing up a high-speed train between Moscow and St. Petersburg, an attack that killed 26 people and injured scores.
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