Moscow, Jan (EFE).-a terrorist attack today over left Moscow Domodedovo, Russia airport about 30 people died and more than 100 injured.
According to the national Committee to combat terrorism, of 35 or more persons, is dead in the bombing took place in a common space free in the terminal for international arrivals.
Meanwhile, the spokesman of the Ministry of health, Sofia Maliávina, had 31 killed and wounded about 150, though she added that these figures could increase with the passage of the hours.
According to the Ministry of emergency situations, more than 50 people, of which 35 are in serious condition, should be hospitalized.
Many of the injured were admitted with shrapnel, injuries as the explosive carrying metal parts to increase the impact.
Explosion had a power equivalent to between 3 and 10 kilos of trilita and took place at 16 h 32 advanced (13: 32 GMT) in the middle of a large agglomeration of people.
At the time of the explosion, hundreds of people were waiting the arrival of parents and friends aboard of 30 flights, fifteen of them international.
"Instruction Committee has described the explosion of the Domodedovo as a terrorist attack," said spokesman Vladimir Markin.
Russian security forces reported that he had found the head suicide terrorist event of Arabic, appearance in the area of the attack.
"Found the head of a man of Arabic, appearance of 30-35 years, which probably enabled the explosive device," said the source cited by Interfax Agency.
The Committee of inquiry of the connection, reported that everything seems to indicate that the murder was committed by a suicide bomber.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered to intensify measures of security at transportation terminals and cancelled his visit to Davos Economic Forum (Switzerland), announced the Kremlin.
"The organizers will be prosecuted and punished," said Medvedev, who have passed their solidarity to the families of fatal victims of the attack.
For an extraordinary meeting Russian Chief ordered the Attorney General and Ministers of the Interior and transportation to strengthen security at all airports and major networks in the country.
The head of the Kremlin criticized the fact that "neither far to carry out adequate safety measures" and ordered the authorities to "take action".
Has also ordered the Mayor of the capital and the Moscow region Governor to move urgently to Domodedovo, many of whose flights were diverted to Sheremétievo and Vnukovo, airport according to Russian agencies.
March 2010 a double suicide bomber caused the deaths of 40 people and more than 100 injured in two left Moscow metro stations.
Domodedovo work in 76 Russian and foreign companies including Spanish Iberia, with the last flight was diverted to Moscow Vnukovo airport and landed safely.
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