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THIS WEEK IN THE BLUE PLANET

An image made by the Spitzer Space Telescope shows a young black hole about 13 billion light-years away from Earth.

Floods in Brazil

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi listens to reporters' questions after the signing of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act.

Mexican men during a ceremony honoring nature

Illegal weapons are set aflame in Nairobi, Kenya.

Felicia Hurley and Jessica Miller share a quiet moment before getting married on Saturday in Washington DC.

Celebrations in Venezuela

A man removes worshipers' notes from the crevices of the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

TERRORISTS ATTACK THE MOSCOW METRO

Suppressing Terror

Russian emergency workers carry a victim's body out of the Lubyanka metro station. At a meeting with senior officials, President Dmitry Medvedev vowed to uphold the "policy of suppressing terror and the fight against terrorism. We will continue operations against terrorists without compromises and to the end," he said.

Culture Clash

Ambulances are parked near one of the entrances to the Park Kultury (Park of Culture) subway station. Better known as the Metro, Moscow's subway system is one of the world's most extensive and well-managed, carrying as many as 10 million people a day.

Drawing the Line

Police stand next to a map of the Moscow metro transport system. 24 people died in the first blast at around 8.00am local time as a train stood at the central Lubyanka station, beneath the offices of the FSB (Federal Security Services) intelligence agency. Roughly 40 minutes later, a second explosion ripped through a train at Park Kultury, leaving another 13 dead. Officials suspect that the first attack was intended as a message to the security services, which have led the crackdown on Islamic extremism in Chechnya and other parts of the Caucasus region in southern Russia.

On the Move

Russian riot police run near the Lubyanka metro station in Moscow on March 29, 2010 after two explosions during the early morning rush hour in metro stations killed dozens of people. Russian intelligence said it was likely a group from the North Caucasus was responsible and that two women carried out the attack.