Residents fear further violence after Volgograd bombings

Reuters 2013-12-30

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A mangled bus is hauled away in Volgograd as officials pick up the pieces after the latest bombing in Russia.

Two days of bombings - one on a trolleybus and another at the city's main railway station - have killed 30 and injured more than 100.

Safety has become the residents' number one concern.

(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) VOLGOGRAD RESIDENT, SERGEI, SAYING:

"I think that of the people standing here, no one would tell you that they feel safe. A lot has been promised, but little has been done. It's clear, everyone can see it."

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered law enforcement agencies to increase security.

At a central square, dozens of residents gathered to remember the victims.

As the gathering got underway, police began to arrest some of the people, including a man holding a flag with a hammer and sickle.

An organizer said law enforcement agencies have failed to protect the country from terrorism.

(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) VOLGOGRAD

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