DHAKA: Russian president Vladimir Putin has described the recent suicide attacks in Volgograd as ‘indefensible’, during a visit to the city.

‘No matter how the criminals may justify their actions, there is no justification for crimes committed against civilians,’ he said, reports the BBC.

The bombings, one at the main railway station and the other on a city trolleybus, killed 34 people.

Security has now been increased, and thousands of police have been deployed.

No group has said it carried out the attacks, but analysts say the bombings could have been an effort to derail the Winter Olympics in Sochi, which begin next month.

BDST: 1629 HRS, JAN 01, 2014
Edited by Robab Rosan, Current Affairs Editor