Chechen Islamists have to be the most psychotic on earth. It's one thing to mess with America and Israel with their silly, limited and measured responses. Putin will lay waste to an entire city without thinking about the reports of Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
(Hollywood Reporter) In the wake of two deadly bombings that have renewed security fears ahead of the Sochi Olympics, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to fight the terrorists believed to be responsible for those attacks until their "total annihilation."
In his first public comments since the Volgograd bombings Sunday and Monday that left 34 people dead, Putin said in his New Year's Eve address: "We bow our heads in memory of the victims of these terrible attacks. We will strongly and decisively continue the battle against terrorists until their total annihilation."
His comments were broadcast as the first funerals took place for the victims of the bombings, which also wounded 100 people
In the somber televised address to a nation facing its grimmest New Year's celebrations in many years, Putin also reminded Russians that the nation is resilient.
"In the past year we have faced problems and serious challenges, including the inhuman terror attacks and unprecedented [natural] disasters in the Far East," he said.
The bombings at Volgograd's main railway station Sunday and in a bus packed with students going to their last college classes Monday have renewed concerns about security at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, which militants have vowed to target. Sochi is roughly 400 miles away from Volgograd.
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