Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday...
We must punish them [the terrorists]," the Russian president said.Two explosions on Wednesday in Kizlyar, near Dagestan"s border with Chechnya, killed 12 people and left 29 people injured.
The blasts in Dagestan occurred just two days after two deadly suicide bombings hit the Moscow metro on Monday, killing at least 39 people and injuring dozens more.
Medvedev earlier said the attacks in Moscow and Dagestan were linked and were aimed at destabilizing the situation in the country.
Chechen militant leader Doku Umarov claimed responsibility on Wednesday for the metro attacks, saying in a video message that the attacks were retaliation for operations carried out by federal security forces. He also pledged further attacks.
Russia has been fighting militants in the North Caucasus for almost two decades, including two brutal wars against separatists in Chechnya. Analysts suggested that the recent attacks were revenge for a recent police
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