Russia's president has made a surprise visit to Dagestan, a day after 12 people were killed in a double suicide attack in the North Caucasus republic. Dmitry Medvedev called for "tough, severe and preventative" anti-terrorism tactics at talks with regional leaders.
Funerals are meanwhile being held in Moscow for most of the 39 people killed on Monday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up on the city's Metro. A rebel Chechen leader, Doku Umarov, has said he ordered the attack.
Accompanied by top security officials, President Medvedev flew to Makhachkala on Thursday to hold emergency talks with the leaders of Russia's troubled North Caucasus republics, including Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia. "The list of anti-terrorism measures should be expanded. They should be not only effective but also tough, severe and preventative," Mr Medvedev said, according to Russian news agencies. "We need to punish." |